Zuckerburg San Francisco General Hospital received three patients following a shooting at YouTube's San Bruno, Calif., headquarters April 3, according to the Los Angeles Times.
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An ambulance crashed into a building in Bellwood, Ill., March 31, killing the patient, the driver and an ambulance attendant, reports the Chicago Tribune.
Sutter Santa Rosa (Calif.) Hospital went on lockdown March 28 after the family member of a patient threatened to come to the hospital with a gun, according to The Press Democrat.
Pain is a reality of life. We all experience it at one time or another. Most of the time pain is helpful. It lets us know we have done something that we should discontinue.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health identified violations in the administration of painkillers and monitoring of medicated patients at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg in Bethlehem during a February investigation, according to a report from The Morning Call.
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About 92 percent of physicians report prior authorization has a negative effect on patient clinical outcomes, according to a new survey from the American Medical Association.
Dahlonega, Ga.-based Chestatee Regional Hospital was forced to evacuate early March 18 after a tanker truck carrying liquid oxygen flipped near the hospital, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
At least six people were killed and 10 trauma victims transported to Miami's Kendall Regional Medical Center for treatment after a pedestrian bridge collapsed near Florida International University, according to The New York Times.
An ambulance carrying a patient crashed in Vermilion, Ohio March 15, killing the patient and injuring the ambulance's two emergency medical technicians, according to a WJW report.
The Department of Veterans Affairs inaccurately recorded wait times for 38% of new patient appointments scheduled in 2017, according to the Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General internal audit published March 13.