Last week, the Genesee County Nursing Home in New York received the highest possible rating of all skilled nursing facilities in the United States from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The criteria used to determine the ratings was based on performance in health inspections, nurse staffing, and quality of medical care. All of ... Read more

Yesterday, we posted a news article on this blog about a Billings woman and her four children who were awarded $1.7 million verdict for a medical malpractice claim on behalf of her late husband. The deceased in this case was only 42 years old at the time of his death. The family brought a claim ... Read more

By CINDY UKEN Of The Gazette Staff The Billings Gazette | Posted: Monday, February 21, 2011 9:30 am | A Billings widow and her four children have been awarded a $1.7 million verdict in a medical malpractice case involving Billings Clinic and Dr. Faranak Argani, an internal medicine physician. A Yellowstone County jury found Argani ... Read more

The Minnesota Department of Health has determined that a Benedictine Health Center employee neglected a resident, causing her to fall. The resident — who suffered from advanced Parkinson’s disease, dementia, a stroke and osteoarthritis — died nine days later. “There is nothing in the investigative records to indicate any relationship between the fall and the ... Read more

COURIER-POST STAFF • FEBRUARY 15, 2011 WINSLOW TWP., NJ — Two people died and six others, including a toddler, were injured in a three-vehicle crash here Monday. The accident happened on Berlin-Cross Keys Road at the Atlantic City Expressway around 12:45 p.m. when a Mitsubishi rear-ended an SUV, then veered into an oncoming pickup truck, ... Read more