Articles Tagged With 'Do Not Resuscitate Orders'

In Flu Pandemic, Florida’s Hospitals May Exclude Certain Patients

by Sheri Fink
ProPublica, Oct. 16, 2009, 6:44 p.m.

Health officials in Florida are working on guidelines for rationing scarce medical care in an emergency.

Key Panel Presses for Clearer Guidance on Who Gets Scarce Resources in Major Medical Disasters

by Charles Ornstein and Sheri Fink, ProPublica Sept. 24, 2009, 6:02 p.m.

A report from a committee of doctors, lawyers and public health professionals declares an "urgent and clear need" for consistent standards of care during medical crises.

The Deadly Choices at Memorial

by Sheri Fink
ProPublica, Aug. 27, 2009, 9 a.m.

What happened at one New Orleans hospital after Hurricane Katrina has left open questions about disaster planning, the liability of health professionals, and the line between comfort care and mercy killing.