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 …
Category: Litigation
5 years ago
Nurse Fired While Advocating For Patient Safety On CVICU
Nurse Julie Griffin Photo by Munoz Photography Bob Aller Nurse Julie Griffin worked as an RN at the Westside Regional Medical Center in Plantation, Florida (Miami metro area). Repeatedly, Ms. Griffin …
5 years ago
Understaffing In The ER Claimed, ER Nurse Fired
Lawsuit States ER Clinical Coordinator At HCA Hospital Was Fired For Claiming Understaffing In The ER The New Hampshire Union Leader reports that Nurse Julie Stephens filed a lawsuit against …
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
Vanderbilt Failed To Report Unnatural Patient Death
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 patient at Vanderbilt University …