A former nurse at multiple hospitals was arrested May 16 on allegations of harassment and cyberstalking a man he met on a dating app, and harassing former coworkers.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
Tenet hospital faces disability discrimination suit
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing a Tenet Healthcare hospital in Alabama for allegedly violating federal disability laws by terminating an employee who had requested medical accommodation.
Texas AG to investigate 2nd children's hospital over gender-transition care
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is now investigating Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston — the second children’s hospital in the state being probed on whether its providers are performing gender-transition procedures.
Wrongful death lawsuit filed against Nashville hospital
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Nashville, Tenn.-based TriStar Centennial Medical Center by Kathy Stark, the wife of a former patient at the facility who died in a fire caused by a defibrillator in November 2022, ABC affiliate WKRN repo…
Mississippi hospital weighs legal action as Merit Health pulls lease
KPC Promise Hospital may be evicted from the sixth floor of Merit Health River Region Hospital in Vicksburg, Miss. But the long-term acute care facility is not going quietly, its CEO says.
Massachusetts General Hospital employee charged in rifle incident on property
A man was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm after allegedly bringing a rifle on the property of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, according to a police report shared with Becker’s.
13 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements
From an antitrust complaint filed against UPMC, to Northwell Health suing a former employee for allegedly posting graphic photos and videos from a morgue, here are 13 lawsuits and settlements involving hospitals and health systems Becker’s has reported…
Physician wins $3.7M verdict against Baptist Health
A jury has awarded John Farmer, MD, a former employee of Baptist Health Madisonville (Ky.), $3.7 million after finding that the hospital violated terms of his contract and interfered with his future business relationships, according to The Indiana Lawy…
Michigan nurse charged with falsifying records after patient death
A Michigan nurse was charged with two counts of falsifying medical records after a patient’s death.
UPMC staff file antitrust complaint against system
Healthcare workers at Pittsburgh-based UPMC, as well as other workforce advocates, have launched what they are calling a “groundbreaking antitrust complaint” against the 40-hospital system.
