Dementia Patient Found Dead in Restricted Stairwell at S.F. General
The 75-year-old woman had been missing for 10 days from a nearby behavioral health center when her body was discovered in the stairwell.
The 75-year-old woman had been missing for 10 days from a nearby behavioral health center when her body was discovered in the stairwell.
The patient was attempting to escape a locked unit at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest when he allegedly slashed the officer’s arm with a light bulb.
The man allegedly responded to medical emergencies with the Rapid Response Team at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh.
The 19-year-old pregnant inmate was taken to Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.Y., after complaining of stomach pains.
The security officer died a month after collapsing during an altercation with a psychiatric patient at Heritage Valley Beaver Hospital.
Chicago’s Mount Sinai Hospital was placed on lockdown Saturday after two women were shot while waiting outside to see a relative who had been shot earlier that day.
Two infected patients received injectable narcotics from the nurse who admitted to diverting the drugs and also tested positive for hepatitis C.
There are an estimated 4,500 homeless veterans in the Los Angeles area and approximately half live and sleep in their cars.
Four warrants were issued by New Hanover Regional Medical Center Police after they say the woman gained unauthorized access to neonatal units.
The new mandate requires all acute-care hospitals and skilled-nursing facilities in California to have comprehensive workplace violence prevention plans.
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