Rescuers race to save stroke patient stranded on boat in Oneida Lake
Sylvan Beach, NY – Emergency crews from multiple agencies joined forces this afternoon to rescue a stroke patient stranded on a vessel about 75 yards offshore in Oneida Lake. The call for…
Two Women Admit Roles in Multi-State Recovery Home Patient Brokering Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – A woman from California and a woman from Arkansas today admitted their roles in a multi-state patient brokering scheme in which they paid referral fees from their rehabilitation centers…
Patient Wearing Super Mario T-Shirt Escaped from Custody in Catonsville
BALTIMORE, MD – A patient who was being treated at the Spring Grove Hospital Center had escaped custody according to the Maryland State Police today. “At about 1:10 p.m. on Monday, troopers…
Suspect Who Denied Police Entry to Home Where Female Patient Overdosed Gets 10 Years in Prison
BUFFALO, NY – When Buffalo police officers and firefighters arrived on the scene of a reported overdose incident in June of 2019, police said 29-year-old Keith Garcia locked the door and prevented…
74-Year-Old Dentist Pleads Guilty to Forcible Touching of Female Patient
WILLIAMSVILLE, NY – A 74-year-old dentist from Williamsville has pleaded guilty to charges that he forcibly touched a woman at his dental office in Greenhaven Terrace in Tonawanda. Erie County District Attorney…
Tork helps build champions for safer patient care environments for World Hand Hygiene Day
Tork, a proud participant of the Private Organizations for Patient Safety (POPs), shares trade insights this World Hand Hygiene Day to help healthcare organizations and workers unite for patient safety. PHILADELPHIA, April…
Cheektowaga Careworker Gets Probation After Hitting, Kicking Autistic Juvenile Patient
CHEEKTOWAGA, NY – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 37-year-old Derrick C. Warburton, II of Cheektowaga, was sentenced last Thursday afternoon before Erie County Court Judge Suzanne Maxwell Barnes…
Transgender Patient Regrets Sex Change Surgery Nearly Thirty Years Later
Transgender Patient Regrets Sex Change Surgery Nearly Thirty Years Later Laurel Duggan on April 12, 2022 Corinna Cohn, a biological male who had sex change surgery at 19 years old, described the…
John Theurer Cancer Center Treats First Patient in U.S. with Investigational New Treatment for Brain Cancer
DSP-0390, an investigational new agent developed by Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Oncology, is an inhibitor of emopamil-binding protein (EBP), a molecule in cholesterol biosynthesis. DSP-0390 has not been approved by the…
Broward County Women Sentenced for Using Patient Information in Real Estate Scheme
Miami, Florida – Samantha Johnson, 57, of Pompano Beach, and her wife, Sandra Shea, 56, of Cooper City, were sentenced on Tuesday by the Honorable United States District Court Judge Roy K.…
Hospital Admits Trans Patient May Have Raped Woman After Denying Any Men Were There, UK Parliament Member Says
Hospital Admits Trans Patient May Have Raped Woman After Denying Any Men Were There, UK Parliament Member Says Laurel Duggan on March 18, 2022 A member of parliament in the U.K. said…
New Orleans Woman Sentenced to 15 Months in Federal Prison for Bank Larceny of Over $200,000 Using Patient Information Stolen from Metairie Medical Clinic
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ASHLEY GREEN, age 39, was sentenced on March 16, 2022 to 15 months in federal prison after pleading guilty as charged,…
65-year-old patient murdered inside D.C. hospital by another patient
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Washington D.C.’s Metro Police Department today announced the death of a 65-year-old man found inside a secured area of St. Elizabeth’s Hospital who was murdered by another patient. Both…
Santa Paula Doctor and Lancaster Patient Recruiter Arrested in Hospice Fraud Scheme that Received Over $30 Million from Medicare
LOS ANGELES – Authorities today arrested a physician and a marketer on federal charges stemming from a scheme that bilked Medicare out of more than $30 million for medically unnecessary hospice…
Sonoma Sheriff’s Office Uses Helicopter to Rescue Distressed Elderly Patient After Falling into Ravine
Sonoma, CA – Yesterday afternoon, the Marin County Fire Department requested the Sheriff’s Helicopter “Henry-1” assist with rescuing an elderly person in the Muir Woods National Monument recreation area; just south of…
Police searching for patient who escaped from Trenton area psychiatric ward
TRENTON, NJ – Trenton area police are investigating after a man walked himself out of a psychiatric ward on Sunday. At 10:07 PM, Ewing Police dispatch was notified by NJ Human Services…
Dementia Patient Walks Out Of Nursing Home in Parsippany
PARSIPANNY, NEW JERSEY – John Eschenbach walked away from the Care One facility located at 100 Mazdabrook Road yesterday evening and has not been located by emergency services personnel who have been…
Home healthcare aide stole $50k from elderly patient
BUFFALO, NY – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 26-year-old Gregory E. Dread of Buffalo was sentenced yesterday morning before Erie County Court Judge Kenneth Case to 6 months of incarceration…
Pennsylvania Doctor facing charges for sexual contact with multiple female patient
By Lauren Hatalla HARRISBURG—Following his arrest by the Pennsylvania State Police in January, Dr. Matthew Sabo of Chicora, Pa., is being prosecuted by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General for inappropriate sexual…
Two Absecon Manor nurses indicted for for death of patient, falsifying records
TRENTON – Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck and Insurance Fraud Prosecutor Tracy M. Thompson today announced that a former Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) was indicted for allegedly committing reckless manslaughter in Absecon,…
Toms River Mayor Mo Hill tells residents to be patient as snow plowing continues
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Over the past 24 hours, Toms River has reportedly received more than a foot of snow and Mayor Maurice Hill, after touring the town with the Department of…