Articles Tagged With 'Hospitals'

Trial to Open in Lawsuit Connected to Hospital Deaths After Katrina

by Sheri Fink, Special to ProPublica March 20, 2011, 9 p.m.

A class-action lawsuit involving a hospital where an unusually high number of patients died after Hurricane Katrina is expected to raise issues of responsibility for disaster preparedness.

Hundreds of Md. Heart Patients Receive Unnecessary Implants

by Alexandra Andrews
ProPublica, Jan. 15, 2010, 11:29 a.m.

An internal investigation shows that hundreds of patients received coronary stents they didn’t need, according to a report.

Flu Nightmare: In Severe Pandemic, Officials Ponder Disconnecting Ventilators From Some Patients

by Sheri Fink
ProPublica, Sept. 23, 2009, 6:15 p.m.

Guidelines are being drafted for handling a flu outbreak that leaves too many people in need of too few ventilators.

District Attorney in Louisiana Evaluates Statements on Patient Deaths

by Sheri Fink
ProPublica, Sept. 12, 2009, 2:36 p.m.

ProPublica's report on the chaos after Hurricane Katrina prompts questions from a prosecutor, but not a formal investigation.

Slate Follows Up on Our Katrina Hospital Investigation—And We Follow Up Too

by Sheri Fink
ProPublica, Sept. 4, 2009, 3:44 p.m.

Questions and answers concerning the chaotic, tragic evacuation at Memorial Medical Center in New Orleans.

Military Fails to Collect From AIG for Care to Injured Contractors

by T. Christian Miller
ProPublica, May 7, 2009, 9:59 a.m.

The Pentagon is unable to meet its own regulations on obtaining reimbursements from insurers, a federal report finds, costing the military millions for the treatment of wounded contractors.