Hospital News

Woman Sued by Alabama Hospital Over $31K Bill: ‘I wish you’d have let me die’

By Ayla Ellison, Beckers Hospital Report, Feb. 25, 2020. An Alabama woman received an emergency appendectomy at Flowers Hospital in Dothan, Ala., in May 2016. Three years later, the hospital sued her for nearly $37,000,… Read More

Highest-earning nonprofit hospitals give less charity care than lower-earning ones, study finds

By Alia Paavola, Beckers Hospital Review, Feb. 18, 2020. Nonprofit hospitals that generated the highest net incomes provided less charity care to patients relative to their income than their lower-earning peers, according to a new… Read More

Surgeons Sue SUNY, Allege Retaliation for Reporting Patient Safety Concerns

Emily Rappleye, Beckers Hospital Review, Jan. 23, 2020. Albany-based State University of New York and SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in New York City face a lawsuit from two surgeons, who allege the organization retaliated against… Read More

Federal Regulators: Newark Beth Israel Put Patients in “Immediate Jeopardy”

By Caroline Chen, ProPublica, Jan 17, 2020. Newark Beth Israel Medical Center’s heart and lung transplant program was putting patients in “immediate jeopardy” before the hospital began to implement corrective measures, according to federal regulators…. Read More

Amid serious violations at Washington’s private psychiatric hospitals, a regulator remained on the sidelines

By Daniel Gilbert, The Seattle Times, Dec 30, 2019. The patient had been admitted to Smokey Point Behavioral Hospital on a 90-day involuntary commitment order. But when his health-insurance plan sent a team to check on… Read More

NY’s poor hospital safety ratings deserve deeper look

By Bethany Bump, Times Union, Jan 04, 2020. A new report finds New York hospitals rank among the lowest nationwide for safety and quality of care – even when compared with hospitals in other major… Read More

Orthopedic surgeon files whistle-blower lawsuit against Orlando Health, Physician Associates

By NASEEM S. MILLER, ORLANDO SENTINEL, JAN. 13, 2020. An orthopedic surgeon has filed a whistle-blower lawsuit against Orlando Health and three of its subsidiaries, alleging that his superiors violated federal laws by requiring him to perform surgeries… Read More

Pharmacist Sues New York hospital, Says She Was Fired After Reporting Misconduct

Alia Paavola, Beckers Hospital Review, October 15th, 2019. A former clinical pharmacist at Strong Memorial Hospital has filed a lawsuit claiming the Rochester, N.Y.-based provider fired her after she reported patient safety concerns and harassment,… Read More

New Jersey hospital gave wrong patient a kidney transplant

By Natalie Musumeci, New York Post, November 27, 2019. A New Jersey patient was accidentally put at the top of a transplant list and received a kidney meant for someone else — who happened to… Read More

Johns Hopkins Hospital Sues Many Low Income Patients for Medical Debt

By MEREDITH COHN and LORRAINE MIRABELL, THE BALTIMORE SUN, MAY 17, 2019. Johns Hopkins Hospital has filed more than 2,400 lawsuits in Maryland courts since 2009 against patients with unpaid bills, including a large number… Read More