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SOMETHING LEFT INSIDE DURING SURGERY? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

SOMETHING LEFT INSIDE DURING SURGERY?

As hard as it is to believe, surgeons and surgical teams sometimes leave stuff in their patients. What kind of stuff? Gauze Sponges Surgical tacks needles You name it. If it is involved in surgery, it has probably been accidentally left inside someone. As you can imagine however, your body isn’t going to easily accept…

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NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS IN THE KITCHEN 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS IN THE KITCHEN

This past weekend I was in Washington DC for a conference. A friend and I went to dinner at this great Greek, Turkish Tapas place where we ate, and ate and ate some more. We also had some wine. The food was amazing. The chef was a recent contestant on the Food Network’s Top Chef.…

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CHOICE OF DOCTOR AT A VIRGINIA NURSING HOME 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

CHOICE OF DOCTOR AT A VIRGINIA NURSING HOME

POP QUIZ: 1. There is a doctor on-staff, doing rounds at Virginia Nursing Homes, M-F, 9am – 5pm? 2. You will get better care, and see the doctor more often, if you let the medical director of a nursing home serve as your attending physician? 3. You have to let the doctor on staff at the…

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THE MEDICAL MALPRACTICE MYTH: THE BOOK 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

THE MEDICAL MALPRACTICE MYTH: THE BOOK

Lauren and I do not typically spend our time reviewing and recommending books and other publications but I found a book that I just can’t help but recommend: The Medical Malpractice Myth by Tom Baker. Mr. Baker is the Director of the Insurance Law Center at University of Connecticut We live in Western Virgina…a very…

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THE BUSINESS OF HOSPITALS and ARGUING FOR PUBLIC NEED OF SERVICES 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

THE BUSINESS OF HOSPITALS and ARGUING FOR PUBLIC NEED OF SERVICES

On the front page of today’s Roanoke Times is an article about how one local hospital (Lewis-Gale owned by HCA) wants to develop a state of the art NICU to serve those in the area. Well, that seems fine enough. Let them hire the staff and buy the equipment. Maybe, with two NICUs in the area,…

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HOSPITAL SECRETS 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

HOSPITAL SECRETS

I recently read an article on MSN titled, “10 Things Your Hospital Won’t Tell You.” A summary of the most important of those “10 things” follows: 1. At least 1.5 million patients are harmed every year by medication errors, according to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. 2. A study released…

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ASKING FOR THE LATE CHECK OUT — FROM A HOSPITAL 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

ASKING FOR THE LATE CHECK OUT — FROM A HOSPITAL

I have often worried about what a hotel would do if I didn’t check out in time. Recently, my husband was competing in a race out of town and we had to decide whether to (1) ask permission to use the room for another hour, or (2) wait and see if we got kicked out.…

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MALNUTRITION IN NURSING HOMES: TOO COMMON FOR COMFORT 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

MALNUTRITION IN NURSING HOMES: TOO COMMON FOR COMFORT

What is malnutrition? Wikipedia defines “malnutrition” as the insufficient, excessive or imbalanced consumption of nutrients. Other sources state that malnutrition is a condition which results from an inadequate or unbalanced diet, digestive difficulties, absorption problems, or other medical conditions. Whatever the definition…it is not a good thing and is particularly problematic for the elderly in…

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SEVEN YEARS OF SEXUAL ABUSE AT NHC NURSING HOME 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

SEVEN YEARS OF SEXUAL ABUSE AT NHC NURSING HOME

This is sad news…almost unbelievable news! NHC Healthcare – Bristol, a nursing home located in Bristol, Virginia is being sued for allowing an employee to sexually abuse (repeatedly over many years) a 93 year old resident. Nursing aides say every time someone steps into the frail, elderly woman’s room, she rolls into a fetal position…

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ADVICE TO RECENT COLLEGE GRADS REGARDING YOUR JOB SEARCH 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

ADVICE TO RECENT COLLEGE GRADS REGARDING YOUR JOB SEARCH

A few years ago I received a call from a very thoughtful mother, who was calling our office on behalf of her daughter. She was a recent college graduate, in need of work, who agreed to work for peanuts, OK, maybe pennies, as a staffing recruiter in the retail industry. She basically would find people…

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ABUSE REALLY DOES HAPPEN IN NURSING HOMES 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

ABUSE REALLY DOES HAPPEN IN NURSING HOMES

If you have ever doubted that people can be intentionally cruel and abusive to the most vulnerable in our society, the following might change your mind. In New York State, a Nurse intentionall dumps an elderly dementia patient from her wheelchair, onto the floor – breaking her hip. CBS Reporter Kristin Johnson reports the following:…

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NEW AGREEMENT / EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT – GET IT REVIEWED 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

NEW AGREEMENT / EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT – GET IT REVIEWED

If the bank sent you a letter that said “We are changing the terms of your 30 year mortgage so please read the attached and let us know if you agree,” you would read it, right? You might even ask a professional to explain how the terms have changed, been modified, etc and whether the bank…

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