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Former HonorHealth anesthesia tech charged with poisoning coffee during surgery
A former anesthesia tech at HonorHealth Scottsdale (Ariz.) Shea Medical Center has been charged with poisoning a coffee belonging to someone working in the operating room, CBS5 reported May 24. -
Man, woman charged with threats targeting hospitals
Threats made against hospitals in two separate incidents resulted in the arrests of a Pennsylvania man and Missouri woman this month. -
Ohio physician sentenced to 6 years for fraud
An Ohio physician was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to healthcare fraud and illegally prescribing controlled substances. -
Patient sues Saint Luke's for discrimination after being kicked out of ED
A Black woman who sought medical assistance at Saint Luke's Community Hospital in Leawood, Kan., in May 2021 claims she was forcibly removed from the medical facility by Leawood police before receiving treatment for "excruciating" abdominal pain, according to a May 23 report in The Kansas City Star. -
Healthcare M&A bill up for discussion again in North Carolina
House Bill 737, which would give more regulatory oversight in planned healthcare mergers and acquisitions, is back on the negotiating table in North Carolina, according to a May 22 report in the Winston-Salem Journal. -
North Carolina nurse sentenced, loses license after replacing pain meds with saline
A former Fuquay-Varina, N.C. nurse was sentenced to 48 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release for tampering with painkillers for surgery patients. -
New York nursing home staff to pay $3.5M to settle allegations they switched residents from Medicare Advantage to traditional Medicare
Former administrators at a New York City skilled-nursing facility will pay $3.46 million to settle allegations the facility switched residents' insurance, often without their full consent, and paid kickbacks to a hospital employee to recruit residents with original Medicare. -
Former hospital nurse charged with harassing coworkers
A former nurse at multiple hospitals was arrested May 16 on allegations of harassment and cyberstalking a man he met on a dating app, and harassing former coworkers. -
Tenet hospital faces disability discrimination suit
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing a Tenet Healthcare hospital in Alabama for allegedly violating federal disability laws by terminating an employee who had requested medical accommodation. -
Texas AG to investigate 2nd children's hospital over gender-transition care
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is now investigating Texas Children's Hospital in Houston — the second children's hospital in the state being probed on whether its providers are performing gender-transition procedures. -
Physician, wife ordered to pay $3M for Medicare kickback scheme
A federal judge ordered a Chicago physician and his wife to pay $3 million in civil damages and penalties after they were found guilty of receiving kickbacks from a home health agency as payment for Medicare patient referrals. -
Wrongful death lawsuit filed against Nashville hospital
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Nashville, Tenn.-based TriStar Centennial Medical Center by Kathy Stark, the wife of a former patient at the facility who died in a fire caused by a defibrillator in November 2022, ABC affiliate WKRN reported May 19. -
Mississippi hospital weighs legal action as Merit Health pulls lease
KPC Promise Hospital may be evicted from the sixth floor of Merit Health River Region Hospital in Vicksburg, Miss. But the long-term acute care facility is not going quietly, its CEO says. -
Massachusetts General Hospital employee charged in rifle incident on property
A man was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm after allegedly bringing a rifle on the property of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, according to a police report shared with Becker's. -
13 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements
From an antitrust complaint filed against UPMC, to Northwell Health suing a former employee for allegedly posting graphic photos and videos from a morgue, here are 13 lawsuits and settlements involving hospitals and health systems Becker's has reported since May 4. -
Physician wins $3.7M verdict against Baptist Health
A jury has awarded John Farmer, MD, a former employee of Baptist Health Madisonville (Ky.), $3.7 million after finding that the hospital violated terms of his contract and interfered with his future business relationships, according to The Indiana Lawyer. -
Michigan nurse charged with falsifying records after patient death
A Michigan nurse was charged with two counts of falsifying medical records after a patient's death. -
Unions file antitrust complaint against UPMC
A group of labor unions, led by SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania, launched what they are calling a "groundbreaking antitrust complaint" against UPMC, a 40-hospital system headquartered in Pittsburgh. -
Employee sues Michigan psych hospital over role in active shooter drill
An employee is suing Northville Township, Mich.-based Hawthorn Center for instructing him to act as an active shooter in an unannounced drill that resulted in him being handcuffed and detained, Click On Detroit reported May 17. -
3 recent updates in the nurse degree scheme
There have been no reports so far of a patient being harmed by an unqualified nurse involved in Operation Nightingale — a coordinated scheme to sell more than 7,600 fake diplomas and transcripts to aspiring nurses, enabling them to sit for the National Council Licensure Examination without completing the necessary coursework.
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