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Study: 1 in 3 Patients Susceptible to Hospital Errors [VIDEO]

Uninsured Trauma Victims Face High Death Rate

(Nov. 16) -- It's federal law: All seriously injured emergency and trauma patients must be given equal lifesaving care, whether or not they can pay for it. But that's not happening, according to a new report. The study, conducted by Children's Hospital Boston research fellow Dr. Heather Rosen and colleagues from three...

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London Souls' Tash Neal in Intensive Care After Hit-and-Run Incident

London Souls singer and guitarist Tash Neal (pictured at left) was the victim of a hit and run on Wednesday morning and is now in intensive care after undergoing brain surgery.

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Hospital Patients, Unready To Leave, Being Pushed Out Anyway

Hospital patients, unready to go home, are being pushed out the door anyway.

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For-Profit Hospitals Pushing Patients Out Too Early: Report

Hospital patients, unready to go home, are being pushed out the door anyway.

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Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Mayor, Asks Minnesota To Ease Off Hospital Debt Collection Firm

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants his Democratic colleague Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson to lay off hospital debt-collector Accretive Health, which is based in the Windy City. Accretive Health is under fire from state and federal officials for allegations that it improperly pressured and harassed patients for...

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Here Come The Feds: Hospital Debt Collection Under Scrutiny From Obama Cabinet Member And Democrats

Government regulators are looking into reports of aggressive debt collectors hassling patients at hospitals.

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06/03/12 Rambam parking lot will serve as emergency hospital Source: Jerusalem Post - Israel The Rambam Medical Center in Haifa is this week dedicating a NIS 600 million, three-story underground facility, which in peacetime will serve as a parking lot with capacity for 1,400 vehicles and in wartime will function as a 2,000-bed hospital to service the entire northern region.
06/03/12 Angel Medical Center raises $5k for outpatient... Source: Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville NC The Foundation for Angel Medical Center recently held their first ever road rally.
06/03/12 Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston NC Source: Grayson County News Gazette - Leitchfield KY Lenoir Memorial Hospital, located in Kinston, NC, serves patients throughout Greenville, Pitt County, New Bern, and Craven County.
06/03/12 Hospital's top award in report Source: South Yorkshire Times - Mexborough - South Yorkshire - UK WATHWOOD Hospital has been rated as the top medium secure mental health unit in the UK.
06/03/12 Report: Florida mental hospital ignored woman in labor Source: Lehigh Acres News Star - Lehigh Acres FL CHATTAHOOCHEE (AP) In a new report, state mental health administrators say a northwest Florida facility was poorly equipped to care for a pregnant woman and ignored her pleas for help when she went into labor.