Baylor Scott & White Medical Center—Hillcrest Waco medical malpractice lawyer/attorney
Since 2011, Medicare and Medicaid cited this hospital with four violations (operating under its former name of Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center)
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Hospitals
Overmedication causes death of Marine veteran at VA hospital
Overmedication causes death of Marine veteran at VA hospital
Lawsuit alleges freestanding ER and trainee doctor cause girl’s death of bacterial meningitis
Resident physician diagnoses patient with ear infection, but five hours after discharge it was too late to save her
The danger of medical device misconnections
FDA safety warning cites numerous medical errors causing death, including an epidural line being misconnected to an IV
What happens when nurses ignore machine alarms and call buttons
A Joint Commission 2017 National Patient Safety Goal requires hospitals to improve staff performance for equipment alarms and other notifications
What happens when there is a medication error at a hospital
In 2017, the Joint Commission announced a new National Patient Safety Goal to improve hospital medication safety
What happens when critical lab or radiology results are not communicated to the doctor
Improved hospital staff communication is a National Patient Safety Goal for 2017
What you should know about hospital Rapid Response Teams
Accrediting standards require Rapid Response Teams, which can be called for urgent help before a Code situation develops
Doctor and physician assistant alter patient's medical record—you won't believe what happened next
Get a complete copy of your medical record before you leave the hospital
Houston-area hospital ER doctor misdiagnoses and discharges car wreck patient, causes paralysis
It is needlessly dangerous for physicians to skip steps in the diagnosis process