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Leapfrog Report Cards for Local Hospitals
Leapfrog Report Cards for Local Hospitals 150 150 Dan Frith

On Wednesday I shared a summary of Leapfrog’s report cards on several hospitals in the Roanoke and New River Valleys.  Here are the report cards published by the Leapfrog Group for two additional hospitals in our area of Virginia:1.  Memorial Hospital of Martinsville received a “C.” Infection problems included higher…

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How Safe are the New River and Roanoke Valley Hospitals? Leapfrog’s Study
How Safe are the New River and Roanoke Valley Hospitals? Leapfrog’s Study 150 150 Dan Frith

We all want to know just how safe our local hospitals are don’t we?The Leapfrog Group is a nonprofit watchdog organization that serves as a voice for health care purchasers.  Leapfrog is the nation’s premier advocate of hospital transparency—collecting, analyzing and disseminating hospital data to inform patients (and others) about…

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Medical Malpractice Damage Caps and What the “Protecting Access to Care Act” (H.R. 1215) Will Do to You
Medical Malpractice Damage Caps and What the “Protecting Access to Care Act” (H.R. 1215) Will Do to You 150 150 Dan Frith

The U.S. House of Representatives has already passed HR 1215, misleadingly titled, Protecting Access to Care Act.” The law awaits action in the Senate and, if passed, will have many negative impacts on those who are the victims of medical negligence including the following:  An across-the-board $250,000 “cap” on compensation…

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US News & World Reports Hospital Surveys: Johnston Memorial Hospital
US News & World Reports Hospital Surveys: Johnston Memorial Hospital 150 150 Dan Frith

I have already shared with our readers the U.S. News 2017 – 2108 Hospital Survey ratings for Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Lewis-Gale Medical Center, and Memorial Hospital of Martinsville, and Danville Regional Medical Center.  Today, I will share the results of the survey for Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon, Virginia.  Johnston Memorial Hospital (JMH)…

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US News & World Reports Hospital Surveys: Danville Regional Medical Center
US News & World Reports Hospital Surveys: Danville Regional Medical Center 150 150 Dan Frith

I have already shared with our readers the U.S. News 2017 – 2108 Hospital Survey ratings for Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Lewis-Gale Medical Center, and Memorial Hospital of Martinsville.  Today, I will share the results of the survey for Danville Regional Medical Center in Danville, Virginia.Danville Regional Medical Center (DRMC) is a…

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US News & World Reports Hospital Surveys: Martinsville Memorial Hospital
US News & World Reports Hospital Surveys: Martinsville Memorial Hospital 150 150 Dan Frith

My last blog shared the U.S. News 2017 – 2018 Hospital Survey results for Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital and Lewis-Gale Medical Center, both in the Roanoke Valley.  Today, I will share the results of the survey for Memorial Hospital (MMH) in Martinsville, Virginia.Memorial Hospital is a general medical and surgical hospital with 150…

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US News & World Reports Hospital Surveys: An Update on Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
US News & World Reports Hospital Surveys: An Update on Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital 150 150 Dan Frith

I recently shared some of the ratings for Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital (CRMH) as reported by the U.S News 2017 – 2018 hospital survey.  You can read that blog post here.My local newspaper, the Roanoke Times, ran an article today on those same survey results titled, “Roanoke Memorial Ranked No.…

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US News & World Reports Hospital Surveys: Lewis-Gale Medical Center
US News & World Reports Hospital Surveys: Lewis-Gale Medical Center 150 150 Dan Frith

My last blog shared the U.S. News 2017 – 2018 Hospital Survey results for Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital.  Today, I will share the results of the survey for the Roanoke Valley’s other major hospital, Lewis-Gale Medical Center.Lewis-Gale Medical Center (LGMC) is a general medical and surgical hospital in Salem, VA,…

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US News & World Reports Hospital Surveys: How Does Your Hospital Rate?
US News & World Reports Hospital Surveys: How Does Your Hospital Rate? 150 150 Dan Frith

To help patients decide where to receive care, U.S. News evaluates data on nearly 5,000 hospitals in 16 adult specialties, 9 adult procedures and conditions and 10 pediatric specialties. To be nationally ranked in a specialty, a hospital must excel in caring for the sickest, most medically complex patients.  I…

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Bad Medicine in Giles County
Bad Medicine in Giles County 150 150 Dan Frith

In researching my most recent blog on investigations and actions taken by the Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP), I ran across an article published in the Roanoke Times in April of this year titled, “Former Giles County doctor, stripped of license, faces criminal probe.”  You can read the article…

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