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: Medical error
1 week 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 …
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 …
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 …