Wrongful life lawsuits are becoming more commonâand more successful
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Often, malpractice lawsuits include claims that a health care provider s actions led to a patient s death. But in recent years, wrongful life lawsuits in which plaintiffs allege a health care provider tried to keep a patient alive against the patient s documented wishes have become more common, Paula Span reports for the
New York Times.
Why some providers get sued for wrongful life
According to a 2017 analysis of 150 studies, just under half of people over the age of 65 have an advanced directive that details their end-of-life wishes, and Span reports that there s evidence suggesting the share of people with advance directives has grown amid America s coronavirus epidemic.
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Healthcare workers in New York are being vaccinated for COVID-19 at a quicker rate statewide as officials continue to prioritize controlling hospital capacity during the latest wave of the virus.New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that the s.
Filing Suit for âWrongful Lifeâ
More Americans are writing end-of-life instructions as the pandemic renders such decisions less abstract. But are medical providers listening?
When Elaine Greenberg’s husband, Gerald, was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s, his specific advance directive comfort measures only went unheeded at the hospital where he was treated.Credit.Jackie Molloy for The New York Times
Published Jan. 22, 2021Updated Jan. 26, 2021
Gerald and Elaine Greenberg married in 1976, as dental students. They practiced on Long Island and in Manhattan and raised two sons. Then in 2010, she noticed that her husband, the math whiz, was having trouble calculating tips in restaurants. âHe just didnât seem as sharp,â she said.
https://www.afinalwarning.com/489777.html (Natural News) A whistleblower working in a hospital has stepped forward to reveal a “planned coronavirus crisis” in medical facilities. The whistleblower – a nurse from Florida – exposed the plot in a now-viral video. The nurse’s direct superior told her and her other colleagues to be “prepared for a COVID crisis.” In response, the whistleblower nurse recorded footage voicing out her thoughts on the matter.
The whistleblower introduced herself as a member of the anesthesia team in a Broward County, Florida hospital system. On the evening of Jan. 14, the house nurse manager came to her department and told the team to “prepare for a COVID crisis” set to begin the succeeding week. The nurse manager added that the hospital will be taking part of the anesthesiology department’s seizure recovery unit to house COVID-19 patients.