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Unmasked OB Spreads Devastating Infection To Mother During Baby’s Delivery

December 6, 2020

A medical malpractice claim has been filed against a Tel Aviv, Israel OB for allegedly spreading his group A Streptococcus (“Strep A”) infection to the patient whose baby he was delivering because he failed to wear a mask during the delivery. The 39-year-old woman was delivered by vacuum[...]

Philadelphia Medical Malpractice Case Filed For Death Of Premature Baby Who Contracted Virus In NICU

September 21, 2018

A medical malpractice wrongful death lawsuit reportedly was filed in August 2018 against Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (“CHOP”), alleging that a premature baby treated at the hospital in 2016 was one of 23 infants who contracted a virus while being treated in the hospitalR[...]

Four South Carolina Breast Surgery Patients File Lawsuits Against Hospital After Acquiring Same Infection

May 4, 2018

Earlier this month, four patients who had breast reconstruction surgery following treatment for breast cancer at a South Carolina hospital and acquired the same type infection filed their South Carolina medical malpractice lawsuits against the hospital, alleging that the hospital knew but failed to [...]

Hospital Mold Deaths Linked To Outside Laundry Facility

February 9, 2017

A confidential report commissioned by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (“UPMC”) in September 2015 following the mold-related deaths of three implant patients at two of its hospital facilities reportedly found mold present at its outside contracted laundry facility that handled[...]

Colorado Hospital Sued For Former Surgical Technician’s Substitution Of Syringes

March 22, 2016

Imagine receiving a letter from the hospital where you had surgery, advising you to have yourself immediately tested for HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C because you may have been exposed to a bloodborne pathogen during your surgery due to one of the hospital’s surgical technicians dive[...]

CDC’s Report On Hospital-Acquired Infections

January 28, 2015

Earlier this month, the CDC issued its report entitled National And State Healthcare Associated Infections Progress Report (“Report”) that analyzes the CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network (“NHSN”) data from more than 13,000 hospitals and other healthcare faciliti[...]

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