Posts tagged Rhode Island

• Hospital sanctioned for serious surgical errors

  John Cooper | November 11, 2009 5:40 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  A Rhode Island hospital is expected to pay $150,000 in fines after a surgeon operated on the wrong part of the body – not for the first time. Rhode Island Hospital in Providence is the...

• Hospital Fined for Wrong-Site Surgery

  Beth Janicek | November 06, 2009 10:10 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  The Health Department has fined Rhode Island Hospital for $150,000, after a surgical team violated safety policies when it operated on the wrong finger of a patient. This October incident was the...

• Rhode Island Hospital: A Wake Up Call to America

  Mark Bello | November 05, 2009 6:20 PM | 0 CommentsVoices Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  When I first heard about the Rhode Island Hospital medical error fiasco, my first inclination was to write a blog about it. I decided, instead, to see what others would write about and add my two...

• Rhode Island Hospital Operates on the Wrong Site for Fifth Time Since 2007

  David Mittleman | October 26, 2009 9:20 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A surgeon at a Rhode Island Hospital committed malpractice by mistakenly operating on the wrong part of a patient’s hand. Now, health officials are investigating how this mistake could have...

• Happy 4th of July

  Barbara Tubridy Lombardi | July 03, 2009 1:17 PM | 1 CommentDes Moines, IA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Happy 4th of July! Steve and I grew up in Bristol, Rhode Island, a New England town where the 4th of July parade has run longer than any place else in America. Bristol is often times called the most...

• Another wrong-site or wrong-side surgery in Rhode Island

  Steve Lombardi | May 13, 2009 4:21 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Placing the surgeon and surgical staff on administrative leave pending the results of an investigation Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island is reporting a wrong-site or wrong-side...

• Facing tough economic times, NH reconsiders seat belt law

  Carrie Strasser | February 06, 2009 4:29 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  New Hampshire is the only state in the country that does not have a seat belt law, says the Eagle-Tribune in an article on Thursday. On Tuesday, the House Transportation Committee considered a...

• Rhode Island Reverses Lead Paint Verdict

  Darin Schanker | July 03, 2008 3:05 PM | 0 CommentsFort Collins, CO Category: Toxic Substances
  

  On Tuesday, the Rhode Island Supreme Court reversed a historic verdict against three former paint manufacturers , whose lead-based paint was deemed a public nuisance by a jury in 2006. The three...