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Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Lawsuit targets nursing home management, state regulators

November 28, 2012, 12:05 AM
State regulators allow nursing home companies to siphon money away from patient care to pad corporate profits, alleges a lawsuit filed by a longtime foe of the industry. Glendale attorney Russ Balisok, who has made a career of suing nursing homes, brought the suit seeking to invalidate parts... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Calif. scientists' calls to warn Yosemite visitors of virus went unheeded

August 30, 2012, 12:05 AM
California public health scientists have twice recommended in the past five years that Yosemite National Park authorities educate visitors about hantavirus, a rare disease that is linked to the deaths of two park visitors, one illness and a possible fourth this summer. Yet park officials... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Oversight of California nursing homes lacking, report finds

March 7, 2012, 12:05 AM
California nursing home inspectors fall short in following up on their own investigative findings, possibly enabling sustained neglect or lax practices that can injure residents, according to a new federal report. The Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General,... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Calif. hospital infection rates look low, but may be incomplete

January 18, 2012, 12:05 AM
California public health authorities released a ream of documents reflecting reports by hospitals on infections that crop up during patient stays. The reports are part of a nationwide effort to shed light on the deadly – but preventable – infections that are estimated to occur in 5... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

State demands hospital execs report serious mishaps

November 5, 2010, 12:05 AM
The state’s top hospital inspection regulator is calling on the chief executives of 80 California hospitals to report any serious incidents that have happened in the last several years or swear that none have occurred. Since 2007, a state law carried by Sen. Elaine Alquist, D-San Jose,... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Bedsores, botched surgeries top list of hospital problems

October 21, 2010, 12:05 AM
No California hospital sent parents home with the wrong baby and no patient was cared for by someone impersonating a licensed health provider, according to data that hospitals reported to the state. However, a summary report [PDF] prepared by the state Department of Public Health shows that... + read more
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