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The Hacienda HealthCare sexual abuse case was a high-profile sexual abuse case involving an incapacitated disabled woman who was raped many times and impregnated by a licensed practical nurse at the Hacienda HealthCare facility in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. Although the investigation took place in 2021, the sexual abuse was long term, and ...
Patient abuse and neglect may occur in settings such as hospitals, [4] nursing homes, [5] clinics [6] and during home-based care. [7] Health professionals who abuse patients may be deemed unfit to practice and have their medical license removed [ 8 ] : 20 as well as facing criminal charges as well as civil cases .
The hospital announced these changes in September 2017, which included not allowing police officers in patient-care areas and having them speak with "house supervisors" instead of nurses. [ 37 ] On October 31, 2017, Wubbels and her attorney announced that Salt Lake City and the University of Utah had agreed to settle the incident for $500,000.
A complaint filed with the Department of Homeland Security alleges the male nurse assaulted them while they were detained at the immigration facility late last year. Here are the claims
The former rheumatologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital is accused of potentially assaulting more than 100 patients, attorneys say. Doctor pressured patient into phony medical exams to ...
A former nurse at a southern Oregon hospital is facing criminal charges that she harmed nearly four dozen patients by stealing fentanyl and replacing it with non-sterile tap water in intravenous ...
[1] [2] [9] At the psychiatry department, the violence of the patients were directed more to nurses than doctors and to women than men. [10] In a tertiary care hospital in Delhi, 40% of doctors reported being exposed to violence in the last year. The point of delivery of emergency services was the most common place of violence and verbal abuse ...
Health care workers are already vulnerable to COVID-19 exposure. We shouldn't have to worry about assaults and violence, too.