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hospitals
What might the potential merger of Memorial Hermann Health System and Baylor Scott & White Health mean to the quality of care?
Poor padding, protection, and positioning can cause permanent nerve injuries
Around 4.5 million Americans have chronic wounds
In medical expert's opinion, two doctors didn't address respiratory distress, and another doctor caused a massive chest bleed by cutting patient's lung
Wrongful death lawsuit uncovered that surgeon accessed patient's records "on a number of occasions" after her death
Academic/teaching hospitals do not consistently supervise still in their training, which can put patients at risk
Hospital violations for quality of care issues sometimes uncover medical malpractice
For two critical days during a hospitalization, a defendant-surgeon was nowhere to be found
There have been cases where the wrong baby was taken to the operating room for surgery, or sent home with another baby's mother
Almost one-third of hospital-acquired pressure injuries are caused by medical devices