Three ways to research a Texas doctor or hospital's quality of care
Federal and Texas laws hide most information from the public, but there are still some tools that you can use
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Two tips to make the transfer from a hospital to a nursing or rehabilitation facility safer
When patients are discharged from a hospital to a nursing or rehab facility, it is a notorious time for things to fall through the cracks
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Some surgeons work in two operating rooms at the same time
It is risky for patients when a surgeon tries to participate in two surgeries in two operating rooms at once
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When doctors and nurses settle on the wrong diagnosis, it is hard to get their attention
Houston-area ER focuses on broken leg, misses broken back, despite patient's complaints that he could not move arms normally
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Lawsuit: Memorial Hermann Southwest Medical Center surgeons botch treatment of complication (filed by Attorney Robert Painter)
One week delay in fixing hole in small intestine leads to a year and a half of internal infections, MRSA, and an open abdominal wound
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Lawsuit: Mainland Medical Center nurses' poor care causes man to develop bedsores days after a knee surgery (filed by Attorney Robert Painter)
It took 100+ days of hospital, nursing home, and rehabilitation center inpatient care and a year and a half for the bedsores to heal and close
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Lawsuit: Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital doctors misdiagnose imminent stroke (filed by Attorney Robert Painter)
38-year-old man goes to an ER three days in a row, has massive stroke shortly after discharge on third day
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Without operating room precautions, surgery can leave you with a new nerve injury
Poor preparation for anesthesia and immobility can cause nerve injuries
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Some hospitals are set up to allow physician medication errors
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) says that medication errors cause at least one death a day and injure 1.3 million people a year
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The risky role of physician assistants and nurse practitioners in neurosurgery
Some neurosurgeons turn over too many responsibilities to less-trained mid-level providers
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