Schwarzenegger’s Budget Calls for Increased Policing of Health Care Workers
A version of this story was co-published with the Los Angeles Times.
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called Friday for 107 ne … more…
California Adopts Stricter Rules for Drug Abusers in the Health Industry
In a major shift, California will impose tough new standards (PDF) on drug-abusing health professionals, strictly scrutinizing those … more…
Schwarzenegger Wants Sweeping Reforms in Discipline System for Health Care Providers
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday conceded that long-standing delays in disciplining errant health professionals were "absolu … more…
More Nurses Fallout: Head of Investigations Unit Resigns
The head of investigations for California’s Department of Consumer Affairs has resigned, continuing the fallout from our investigati … more…
Search Our Nurses Database by County
As part of our continuing investigation into the lax oversight of California nurses, we created a searchable database of the more tha … more…
California Nursing Board Executive Officer Ruth Ann Terry Resigns
The longtime executive officer of the embattled California Board of Registered Nursing resigned Tuesday, ensuring almost entirely … more…
Troubled Nursing Board Defends Itself
Top leaders of the California Board of Registered Nursing sent a note of encouragement to their staff this morning following a Los An … more…
Board Takes No Public Action Against Some King/Drew Nurses
It is no secret that nurses played a central role in the collapse of Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center.
At the troubled h … more…
Spencer Sullivan: His Body a Prison
He was once the handsome entrepreneur in the fading newspaper article on his bedroom wall – a former nurse running a temporary … more…
Dr. Iraj Zandi: Appalled By Delay
In the midst of delicate eyelid surgery in April 2006, a patient who was supposed to be sedated yelled that the drugs weren't work … more…
When Caregivers Harm: Problem Nurses Stay on the Job as Patients Suffer
Nurse Owen Jay Murphy Jr. twisted the jaw of one patient until he screamed.
He picked up another one – an elderly, frail man … more…
Chart: The Long Path to Discipline
Ask the Newsroom: Nurses Investigation
Do you have a question about our in-depth investigation into California's oversight of health profe … more…
Veronica Glaubach: Joy of Birth, Then Tragedy
Veronica Glaubach told her father to wait until the week after she gave birth before flying to California from Buenos Aires to … more…
Many California Health Workers Not Checked for Criminal Pasts
This story was co-published with the Los Angeles Times and also will appear in the Times' Dec. 30, 2008 edition.
California's failur … more…
Board Knew of Nurses’ Criminal Records But Took Years to Act
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In March 2006, a Long Beach hospital put state licensing authorities on notice: T … more…
California Takes Steps to Probe Nurses’ Criminal Backgrounds
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California regulators have … more…
Criminal Past Is No Bar to Nursing in California
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Dozens of nurses convicted o … more…
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