The family of Patrice Wilson, a nurse who was kidnapped outside of Detroit Medical Center — where she was employed — and later found dead, is suing the hospital and Tenet Healthcare for $200 million, Fox 2 Detroit reported July 31.
Category: Legal & Regulatory Issues
HCA faces discrimination lawsuit from EEOC
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is accusing Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare of discriminating against an employee and retaliating against him when the employee reported discrimination, according to a lawsuit.
Florida physician convicted of 14 counts of drug trafficking
A Florida physician was found guilty of 14 counts of unlawfully distributing and dispensing controlled substances without a legitimate medical purpose and 5 counts of obstructing justice.
Mission Health grapples for certificates of need
An administrative judge has reversed a decision by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services to grant Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health a certificate of need for a freestanding emergency department, according to the Asheville Citize…
Child shot in Yale New Haven Hospital parking lot: Police
Police are investigating after a 13-year-old girl was shot in the parking lot of Yale New Haven (Conn.) Hospital in the early-morning hours of July 30.
Child shot in Yale New Haven Hospital parking lot: Police
Police are investigating after a 13-year-old girl was shot in the parking lot of Yale New Haven (Conn.) Hospital in the early-morning hours of July 30.
Biden expected to sign bill to overhaul organ transplant system
Congress has passed a bill that would break up the monopoly contract used to run the nation’s organ transplant system. The bill now heads to President Joe Biden’s desk, who is expected to sign it, The Washington Post reported July 28.
Former Adena chief of surgery sues system for alleged defamation
James Manazer, MD, is suing Chillicothe, Ohio-based Adena Regional Medical Center alleging defamation and wrongful termination after he reported alleged concerns about a cardiac procedure, NBC affiliate WCMH reported July 27.
15th person pleads guilty in connection with wholesaler prescription scheme
Another individual has been sentenced in connection to an ongoing investigation into a pharmaceutical prescription scheme centered around Wholesale Supply LLC, according to a July 25 Department of Justice news release.
Suspect charged in shooting of Texas physician
A suspect has been charged in the July 25 shooting of a Texas physician at Cedar Hill Methodist Family Health Center, according to a July 26 report from Fox4.
