A partial power outage overnight at Los Angeles’ White Memorial Hospital led to the evacuation of at least 30 “critical” patients and left nearly 250 patients in the dark, fire officials said. The outage was reported just after 11 p.m. Monday night at the hospital’s Specialty Care Center at its Boyle Heights campus. The tower… Continue reading Partial power outage at L.A.’s White Memorial Hospital prompts evacuations
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Hospital detentions for new mothers challenged in Ugandan court | Global development
Two women who were prevented from leaving hospital over unpaid medical bills are to have their case against Ugandan authorities heard this month in a case that lawyers hope will end the practice. Akello Esther Susan, 23, and NS (known by her initials) are jointly suing the government, two district councils and church dioceses over… Continue reading Hospital detentions for new mothers challenged in Ugandan court | Global development
Lucy Letby NHS trust chair says hospital bosses misled the board | Lucy Letby
The former chair of the NHS trust where serial killer Lucy Letby worked has said the board was “misled” by hospital executives. Sir Duncan Nichol, who was the board’s chair, said it was told there was “no criminal activity pointing to any one individual” after two hospital-commissioned reviews in late 2016. However, neither of these… Continue reading Lucy Letby NHS trust chair says hospital bosses misled the board | Lucy Letby
Hospital chief claims he acted ‘promptly’ to move Letby off ward | Lucy Letby
The former chief executive of the hospital where Lucy Letby murdered seven babies said he first heard “serious concerns” about the nurse in June 2016 – a year after she was linked to a series of unusual infant deaths. However, Tony Chambers, who left the Countess of Chester hospital shortly after Letby’s arrest, said he… Continue reading Hospital chief claims he acted ‘promptly’ to move Letby off ward | Lucy Letby
‘They could have stopped Lucy Letby’: babies’ parents criticise hospital bosses | Lucy Letby
The parents of twin babies attacked by Lucy Letby said they felt “very, very let down” by executives at the hospital, believing health bosses “could have stopped” the nurse taking “our joy, our happiness”. The newborn boys, known as Child L and Child M, had to be resuscitated by doctors after Letby tried to murder… Continue reading ‘They could have stopped Lucy Letby’: babies’ parents criticise hospital bosses | Lucy Letby
Lucy Letby whistleblower: ‘Babies would have survived if hospital had acted sooner’ | Lucy Letby
Babies would have survived if hospital executives had acted earlier on concerns about the nurse Lucy Letby, a senior doctor who raised the alarm has said. In an exclusive Guardian interview, Dr Stephen Brearey accused the Countess of Chester hospital trust of being “negligent” and failing to properly address concerns he and other doctors raised… Continue reading Lucy Letby whistleblower: ‘Babies would have survived if hospital had acted sooner’ | Lucy Letby
Number of people waiting for hospital treatment in England reaches new record high at 7.6m – UK politics live | Politics
Key events 383,083 people waiting more than year for hospital treatment in June, NHS England figures show Today’s NHS England also show that 383,083 people in England had been waiting more than 52 weeks to start routine hospital treatment at the end of June – down very slightly from 385,022 at the end of May.… Continue reading Number of people waiting for hospital treatment in England reaches new record high at 7.6m – UK politics live | Politics
Dianne Feinstein went to the hospital after a ‘minor fall’ at home, spokesperson says
WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., fell at home Tuesday and visited the hospital to get checked out, her office said. “Senator Feinstein briefly went to the hospital yesterday afternoon as a precaution after a minor fall in her home. All of her scans were clear and she returned home,” a Feinstein spokesperson told NBC… Continue reading Dianne Feinstein went to the hospital after a ‘minor fall’ at home, spokesperson says
Montana otter attack leaves 3 women hurt, including one flown to the hospital
Three women were injured, including one flown by helicopter to a hospital, after an otter attacked them as they floated on a Montana river Wednesday, officials said. The incident shortly after 8 p.m. on the Jefferson River, when the trio was on inner tubes three miles upstream from the Sappington Bridge, around 10 miles southeast… Continue reading Montana otter attack leaves 3 women hurt, including one flown to the hospital
Negligence at Lancashire hospital caused boy permanent brain damage, court rules | Hospitals
An 11-year-old boy suffered permanent brain damage after birth because of negligence by hospital midwives who then fabricated notes, a high court judge has ruled. Jayden Astley’s challenges in life include deafness, motor impairments, cognitive difficulties and behavioural difficulties, his lawyers said. After a five-day trial at the high court in Liverpool, Mr Justice Spencer… Continue reading Negligence at Lancashire hospital caused boy permanent brain damage, court rules | Hospitals