C. Difficile Outbreak Linked to Hospital Deaths
C. Difficile Outbreak In Hospitals Linked To The Deaths Of Patients. Public health authorities have yet to contain an outbreak of C. difficile-related diarrhea in a St. Hyacinthe hospital that has been linked to the deaths of nine patients since July. At present, 22 patients most of them elderly are still sick with Clostridium … [Read more...] about C. Difficile Outbreak Linked to Hospital Deaths
Bad Staffing Led to Hospital Deaths
Inadequate Staffing Contributed To Hospital Deaths. Inadequate staffing at New York City's Mount Sinai Hospital, including leaving 34 transplant patients in the care of an inexperienced first-year medical resident, contributed to the death of a man who donated part of his liver, a state report found Tuesday. Michael Hurewitz died … [Read more...] about Bad Staffing Led to Hospital Deaths
