Hospital Negligence

New Mexico patients who get dialysis might want to make sure that the facility where the procedure is done follows guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in screening for hepatitis B. In Seattle, a hospital has announced that around 650...

Although time in a New Mexico hospital could be challenging because of potential exposure to various germs and bacteria, the time following discharge is actually viewed as much more dangerous for a patient. The transition out of the hospital can include factors such...

A study has estimated that more than 250,000 people die each year in the United States as a result of medical errors. If these numbers are accurate, medical mistakes would trail only heart disease and cancer as a cause of non-violent death in the country. The study...

Those who spend time in hospitals may already be wary of high-profile medical malpractice incidents, such as surgical errors. Experts, however, say that of the hundreds of thousands of Americans who perish from hospital mistakes each year, many die as a result of...

As of 2016, hospital medicine as a specialty has existed for only two decades. Despite board certification for the discipline not occurring until 2009, New Mexico patients might be surprised that hospitalists have significantly grown in number across the country over...

Patients in New Mexico hospitals and hospitals throughout the country may be safer if the nurse in charge of their care has fewer patients to care for. According to a study published in BMJ Open, the staffing levels for nurses should be no more than four patients per...

Miscommunication can take numerous forms in a New Mexico hospital, but some instances are more serious than others. In the worst situations, death is a possible outcome. As researchers have found, at least 1,700 individuals in the United States perished between 2009...

New Mexico patients expecting to undergo transplant surgery or any other kind of medical procedure that may require hospitalization should be aware of a deadly mold infection outbreak at a Pittsburgh hospital in 2015. The mold outbreak caused the deaths of three...

New Mexico residents may be surprised to find out that not all doctors see eye to eye on what constitutes brain death. A study published on Dec. 28 in the medical journal JAMA Neurology indicates that there is a lot of inconsistency when it comes to incorporating...

When patients in a New Mexico health care facility wander out of their unit, they are at risk for suffering from harm. There are some ways that hospital staff can reduce the risk of wandering patients including assessments, physical security, rules pertaining to...