Hospital Safety

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What happens when you push the bedside button for help? Does someone answer? Who answers? Do they help? How much hospital money is spent on adminstration instead of on care? How much can we afford to pay for money that "never reaches the bedside?"

"Physicians versus Hospitals as Leaders of Accountable Care Organizations" by Robert Kocher, M.D., and Nikhil R. Sahni, B.S. Enactment of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was a historic event. Along with the Recovery Act, the ACA will usher in the most extensive changes in the U.S. health care system since the creation of The New England Journal of Medicine

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1a: Missouri: Dr. Gordon Christensen is marginalized after uncovering 40 deliberate deaths at the Truman VA hospital in Columbia.

1.b. Congressional testimony gives names.

2a: Pennsylvania: Dr. David A. Shaller lost his career after trying to prevent 2 foreseeable deaths at the VA hospital in Wilkes-Barre.

2b. REQUEST FOR A PRIVATE BILL FOR THE PURPOSE OF RESTITUTION [Re-Instatement and Back Pay] FOR A WRONGFULLY FIRED WHISTLEBLOWER.

3: Virginia, South Hill. Dr. John Raviotta reported concerns and was sacked with loss of his career.

4: South Carolina, Kingstree: Dr. Moore cited 4 intentional deaths and was subjected to libel and loss of his surgical career.

5: New York, Rockville Centre: 19 y.o. woman dies. Whistleblower Dr. Colantonio was suspended without a hearing at Mercy Medical Center, Rockville Centre. Is this a safe hospital? A safe career? Should "leaders" in the Joint Commission or this "Medical Center" enjoy public funding (tax-exemptions) without responding to safety-concerns of patients and their doctors? You can compare your hospitals to Mercy with a tax number: Mercy's tax number to use on www.GuideStar.org: 11-1635088 EIN. Use your hospital's information to compare it to Mercy.

Safety 1: Patient-Safety

Link to Safety 2: Career-Safety

Link to Safety 3: Fiscal Safety

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Keep track of the corporate lawyers who harass doctors: If your doctor is not free to speak on your behalf in your (tax-supported) corporate hospital, are you safe? Remember, most hospitals accept Medicare money; Medicare is public money.

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DOCTORS VS. LAWYERS: RETALIATION IN GEORGIA

Doctor stands up for patient care, wins case

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