As an attorney who has lived in South Carolina his entire life – and seen the good, bad, and ugly of the hospitals – I hate the fact that the average citizen never hears much about the bad and the ugly but only the “spin” of the hospitals and the alleged good they do.  Far […]

From NY Times: Who could condemn someone for staying far away from a parent, even an ailing or dying parent, who mistreated him or her as a child? The last time I wrote about this emotional subject, most readers understood that response. Many who had suffered through similar experiences said they had taken the same stance. “He […]

#hospitalnegligence #malpracticelawyers #charlestonlawyers Hospital alleged to have covered up death of patient.  Not surprising.   A hospital’s negligence caused a 42-year-old patient to die after a routine surgery, according to a lawsuit headed to trial this month. Furthermore, the suit alleges, the hospital and treating surgeon conspired to cover up the negligence by hiring a pathologist to create […]

From the Post and Courier. Patients can make choices about which hospital they use based on many factors, including advertisements on billboards and signs on the back of city buses. While annual hospital rankings published in magazines like U.S. News & World Report and Consumer Reports offer conflicting advice on the best places to seek […]

In a new Gallup poll, in which Americans were asked to rate the honesty and ethical standards of members of various professions, nursing home operators scored as only thirty-two percent being honest or ethical. This is actually an all time high for nursing home operators, up from the 26% rating a few years ago. I am […]

by A.C. Thompson ProPublica, Dec. 31, 2013, 2:54 p.m. The one-story beige building on Southwest Hill Road in McMinnville, Ore. 2013 an old mill town between Portland and Salem 2013 has seen plenty of trouble over the years of its operation as an assisted living facility. Two men have been jailed for committing sex crimes […]