Vanderbilt University Medical Center Horrifying, Fatal Medication Error Bob Aller In November 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Statement of Deficiencies concerning the death of a …
Category: General Hospital Safety Info
2 weeks ago
Patient Bleeds To Death After Colonoscopy
Introduction Bob Aller Last week Hospital Watchdog conducted an in-depth interview with Ms. Dena Royal, a former paramedic, and respiratory therapist. Dena’s mother, Martha Wright, bled to death following a …
2 weeks ago
Vanderbilt’s Role In The Death Of A Patient
It’s been widely reported that Nurse Ra Donda Vaught is facing criminal charges of reckless homicide and impaired adult abuse. The charges stemmed from a series of inadvertent medication errors …
2 weeks ago
Medical Executive Committee Issues Vote Of No Confidence
Tennessee Doctors Revolt Reporter: Maxine Magtoto The Medical Executive Committee members at Tennessee’s Erlanger Health System (7 hospitals), were concerned about issues of patient safety. They took a unanimous vote …
5 years ago
Chaos In A General Surgery Residency Program
Vanderbilt General Surgery Resident, Gretchen Edwards BY BOB ALLER In April 2017, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Nashville), a resident from the general surgery residency program was instructed to place …
5 years ago
Air Embolism Linked To Central Line Death
Bob Aller Summary: Just after 1:30 pm on the afternoon of August 22, 2016, at Palms West Hospital in Florida, RN Linda Truempy entered the ICU room of a 25-year-old …
6 years ago
ER Nurse Kills Attacker While Defending Herself
Bob Aller This report focuses on an incident involving ER nurse Susan Kuhnhausen. Her self-defense training at Providence Hospital in Portland, Oregon, appears to have contributed to …
4 years ago
Nurse Urged To Cover-Up Fatal Medication Errors
Statement From Shirley Barker, RN, BSN: As nurses, we’re expected to be the “advocate” for our patients. Unfortunately, we are often stifled from fulfilling that role. I retired in …