Following the suicide of a 12-year-old girl at Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital in Spokane, Washington, fifteen nurses were terminated. The girl, Sarah Niyimbona, had been admitted multiple times for suicide attempts and required 24-hour supervision, which the hospital allegedly failed to provide. The lawsuit claims staff allowed Sarah to leave her room undetected, leading to her death after she jumped from a parking garage. The nurses were fired after being investigated for improperly accessing Sarah’s medical records, potentially violating HIPAA.
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It’s hard to wrap my head around the horrifying story of Jessie Peterson and her family’s unimaginable ordeal with Mercy San Juan medical center in Sacramento. The fact that a hospital could mistakenly tell a family that their loved one had checked out, only to later reveal that she had actually passed away in their care is beyond comprehension. The level of negligence, incompetence, and lack of basic humanity displayed by the hospital is truly shocking.
Reading about how Jessie’s body was sent to a storage facility, her death certificate delayed for a year, and the impossibility of conducting an autopsy due to the state of her remains is deeply disturbing.… Continue reading
When I read the headline of this article, my heart sank. The death of a baby is always a tragic event, but to learn that it was ruled a homicide after suffering a broken neck during delivery is just unimaginable. My deepest sympathies go out to this grieving family.
As an obstetrician, I know firsthand how difficult and stressful it is to manage a case of shoulder dystocia. I’ve witnessed the panic and urgency that arises when a baby’s shoulders and chest become stuck during delivery. It’s a life-threatening emergency for both the mother and the child. The need to act quickly and decisively is paramount.… Continue reading
John Q. Hosedrinker