Rehab hospitals are a place for rest and recovery after surgery or injury. Patients expect a healing environment as they recover from knee replacement surgeries, strokes and other procedures. According to a recent study by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), however, almost one-third of Medicare patients in rehab facilities suffered harm due to the care they received.
When a child dies, it’s always a tragedy not only for the parents but for the community as well. But when a child dies because of someone else’s negligence, grief is oftentimes accompanied by anger and the gut-wrenching question, “Could anything have been done to prevent the tragedy?”
CITY MAY BE LIABLE FOR FATAL ACCIDENT FOR INSTALLING INADEQUATE RAILING NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY (July 25, 2016) – A 22-year-old man and his 21-year-old passenger were killed in a car accident after their car pierced through a guardrail and went into the Raritan River while the vehicle was traveling down the freeway on Route 18, according to CBS News. Authorities have been able to identify the two men that died as Robert Veras-Toribio and Kelvin Lantigua. Emergency medical workers rushed to the scene of the crash in order to try to rescue the men from the car submerged in water, but they were later pronounced dead. Police are
BUILDING OWNER AND/OR ELEVATOR INSTALLER MAY BE LIABLE FOR FATAL ACCIDENT MANHATTAN, NEW YORK (July 24, 2016)
A 43-year-old employee at a Washington Heights variety store has died in a tragic freight elevator accident near 552 W. 182nd Street, according to the New York Post. Authorities have been able to identify the man that was killed in the accident as Jose Fernandez. Fernandez also by the nicknames “Morenito” and “Flaco.” The employee was loading boxes onto a lift at La Reguera Dominican when it suddenly pulled the man upward and pinned him to the ceiling. Emergency medical workers tried to save him, but he was later pronounced dead.
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY MAY BE LIABLE FOR TRAGIC CINDERBLOCK ACCIDENT BROOKLYN, NEW YORK (July 24, 2016) A 44-year-old construction worker was seriously injured when a cinderblock fell on his head Friday afternoon, according to NY Daily News. The accident happened in Ocean Hill by Eastern Parkway near Dean Street. The construction site employee was transported to the Brookdale University Hospital with head trauma. Two construction workers have died this year in accidents. Authorities have still not been able to identify the man that was injured. HELPING THOSE IN NEED BY RAISING AWARENESS If you or someone that you know has been affected by this accident, we will gladly help
Surgical patients in New York hospitals certainly dread the possibility of errors during a procedure. A changing attitude about disclosing mistakes to patients, however, could result in them hearing about mistakes more often. Commenting about the challenges of informing patients, a professor of health policy, management, medicine and surgery said that physicians also endure negative emotions about their mistakes. Communicating them to patients is a challenge.
MAIL TRUCK MAY BE LIABLE FOR DEADLY ACCIDENT ROSLYN HEIGHTS, NEW YORK (July 22, 2016) News 12 Long Island is reporting that a 54-year-old man from Sands Point has died after a United States Postal Service (USPS) Mail Truck crashed into his car as he was pulled over to the shoulder of the Long Island Expressway. Police have been able to identify the man that was killed in the collision as Mark Feldman. Emergency medical workers rushed to the scene of the accident but were unable to revive him. He was later pronounced dead. Mark Feldman pulled over to the side of the highway after his car got
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MAY BE LIABLE FOR UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TRUCK ACCIDENT ROSLYN HEIGHTS, NEW YORK (July 22, 2016) A 54-year old man was killed in a tragic pedestrian car accident when he was struck by a USPS Mail Truck on the Long Island Expressway, according to Patch.com. Authorities have been able to identify the man that died in the freeway accident as Mark Feldman from Sands Point. Police are saying that Mark Feldman pulled over to the side of the road in order to change one of his tires when the semi-truck crashed into him. He was later pronounced dead at the scene after the accident. The driver
Sepsis causes tens of thousands of deaths each year in New York and throughout the country. It arises when an infection in one part of the body spreads into other parts, including the bloodstream. An infection that begins in the lungs, skin or abdomen may eventually impact the whole of the body.
The American Council of Graduate Medical Education has imposed a rule on medical residents limiting the amount of time that they can spend at the hospital to 80 hours per week. The rule applies regardless of specialty or whether the residents are working in New York or elsewhere. While the regulation was made to address doctor fatigue, some residents oppose the restriction because it does not take into account individual training programs. Many also argue that this rule can impact patients adversely.
