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Reports detail Dallas hospital on brink of losing federal funds
Late Friday, a damning federal report declaring that patients were at risk at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas was released.…
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Joplin hospital staff took action during disaster
If you haven’t already, take 90 seconds to read Tulsa World reporter Michael Overall’s brief, powerful account of how emergency…
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Reporter predicts Houston to emerge as global health hub
Jaclyn Schiff, writing for the UN Dispatch, makes the case that journalists should look to Houston as the emerging hub…
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Uninsured face delays, increased risks en route to long-term care
Writing for Heart & Soul, Yanick Rice Lamb offers up a comprehensive take on the special challenges patients and hospitals…
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Fla. hospitals make little progress on error reduction
South Florida Sun Sentinel reporters Sally Kestin and Bob LaMendola report that, despite the myriad initiatives and protocols launched in…
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Reporter’s investigation exposes inefficient charity
In the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jane Friedmann used simple tax documents and a local woman’s complaint to show that most…
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Minority population swells in nursing homes
In The Providence Journal, reporter and AHCJ board member Felice Freyer reports on the local effects of the national trend…
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Balancing readers’ desire for short articles with need for meaningful analysis
Writing for Prepared Patient Forum, Jessie Gruman uses the demise of the News of the World to explore the commodification…
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For Hawaii reporter, scarce nursing home inspections become the story
The Honolulu Star Advertiser‘s Rob Perez reports that, thanks to cutbacks, Hawaii has failed to meet federal standards for “evaluating…
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Reporter explores ‘dying peacefully in his sleep’
Spurred by the unenviable task of writing a very personal obituary to look beyond the stock phrases so common in…