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New Report Shows Hospital Infections Still Too Frequent

Health Care-Associated Infections is the first report in a series of five in-depth reports analyzing current healthcare safety trends in the U.S. Released March 17 during Patient Safety Awareness Week (March 13-19), this report shows that hospitals are making strides in avoiding central line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSIs) and catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs). However, […]

Former Banner Thunderbird & John C. Lincoln Surgery Tech Facing Federal Charges In Drug Cases

Yesterday we alerted Arizonans about former Phoenix surgery tech Robert “Rocky” Allen who put patients at risk for Hepatitis B & C or HIV at two valley hospitals: John C. Lincoln Medical Center and Banner Thunderbird Medical Center. But today we’d like to dive deeper into Allen’s employment history, for it brings up a very […]

Two Arizona Hospitals Send Letters to Patients who may be at Risk for Hepatitis B & C or HIV

Patients who had surgery at John C. Lincoln Medical Center or Banner Thunderbird Medical Center in 2014 may have been exposed to Hepatitis B & C or HIV. A former surgical technician, Robert “Rocky” Allen is the employee who put patients at risk, not only at two hospitals in Phoenix, Arizona, but also nearly 3,000 […]

Hospital Performs Surgery on the Wrong Baby

You’ve probably heard that this happens, but you never expected it to happen to you. A couple delivers a healthy baby boy named Nate at the University Medical Center in Lebanon, Tennessee. Soon after birth, Nate was sent away for a routine checkup. But when he returned, his mother realized something had gone horribly wrong. […]

Phoenix Increases Bicycle Safety Efforts

It’s one of the best times of year to be in Phoenix. The weather is beautiful and many Phoenicians will head outside to ride bikes. Regardless of how old the rider is or how long the distance is you’re riding, there are certain safety risks that come with riding a bike. It is extremely important […]