Trauma center facts, function, and medical malpractice
Trauma centers can care for patients seriously injured by car wrecks, gun shots, or explosions. There are only 18 Level I and 22 Level 2 trauma centers in Texas.
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Hospitals
Respiratory therapists: Scope of practice and medical malpractice
Respiratory therapists are an important part of the healthcare team for patients with breathing problems
Knapp Medical Center (Weslaco, Hidalgo County, Texas) medical malpractice attorney/lawyer
Knapp Medical Center has been cited with two violations by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services since November 2014
Poorly cleaned and sterilized reuseable surgical equipment causes serious infections
Without proper cleaning, tissue or fluid from one patient can remain in surgical equipment when it is used on a subsequent patient
Lung cancer misdiagnosis and medical malpractice
Tomball, Texas patient's lung cancer went misdiagnosed and untreated for six months
Medicare/Medicaid cited Houston's Park Plaza Hospital with two violations in 2018
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services send surveyors to accredited hospitals to identify quality of care concerns
Stroke centers, treatment, and medical malpractice
May is National Stroke Awareness Month: Learn stroke symptoms and how to increase your odds of a good outcome
Tyler registered nurse arrested, charge with murder of patient
Two things that you can do to have a safer hospital experience
HCA is purchasing another Houston area hospital
Physician reveals that North Cypress Medical Center announced buy-out to its employees yesterday
Database lists every hospital in Texas, license status, and number of beds
This alphabetical listing is good place to start when researching hospitals