The board overseeing Hollister, Calif.-based Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital is appealing a California judge’s ruling that found the hospital ineligible to remain in Chapter 9 bankruptcy.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
County seeks to join state lawsuit against HCA Mission
Buncombe County in North Carolina has filed a motion to intervene in the attorney general’s lawsuit against HCA and is seeking $3 million in damages it claims HCA Mission Hospital has cost taxpayers through “excessive” wait times for patients to get tr…
California bill takes aim at after-hours messages to employees
California lawmakers are mulling a bill that would make it illegal for employers to message their workers outside of normal work hours, which the bill’s sponsor is calling a “right to disconnect” law.
Sanofi to resolve cancer claims tied to heartburn drug
Sanofi has agreed to settle about 4,000 lawsuits alleging that the drugmaker failed to warn patients of cancer risks tied to its heartburn drug Zantac, The Wall Street Journal reported April 3.
3 more sentenced in nurse degree scheme
On April 2, a judge sentenced three defendants to federal prison for their roles in running a coordinated scheme to sell thousands of fake diplomas and transcripts to aspiring nurses.
Colorado bill wants hospitals to put their names on medical debt lawsuits
Colorado lawmakers have introduced a bill that would require hospitals to use their own names when suing patients over unpaid medical bills, ABC affiliate KJCT reported April 3.
New monitor to oversee HCA's Mission Health purchase
A new firm, Affiliated Monitors, has been selected to oversee HCA Healthcare’s compliance with commitments set forth in its 2019 purchase agreement of Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health.
Minnesota hospital employee stabbed by patient
An employee at CentraCare Rice Hospital in Willmar, Minn., was seriously injured after being stabbed by a patient April 1, police told local news outlets.
Senate probes private-equity's role in ED staffing
A Senate committee has sent letters to Apollo Global Management, the Blackstone Group and KKR — three of the nation’s largest private-equity firms — and four emergency medicine staffing companies owned by the firms, requesting they provide information …
Former UI hospital administrator pleads guilty in 3-decade identity fraud scheme
A former systems architect with the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics has pled guilty in a three-decade identity fraud scheme — which began at a hot dog cart and cost the victim 575 days of freedom.
