Florida hospital has very high infant death rate. Source article on CNN.com (opens in new tab) Create your own user feedback survey St. Mary’s hospital in Palm Beach Florida hid infant death rates. Specifically, infant deaths from heart surgery complications. The hospital’s heart surgery program is only a few years old. From 2011 to 2013, it did 48 infant open …
Maternal Hospital Fire
Explosion nearly levels a Mexico City hospital Cuajimalpa Maternal Hospital is just outside Mexico City. A petroleum gas delivery truck started leaking at the hospital. The hospital started evacuating people. Minutes later, the natural gas exploded. There were 100+ people in the hospital when it happened. A nurse and 2 babies were killed. 73 people were injured. The hospital is …
2nd Ebola Case in US
2nd health care worker infected at Dallas hospital Over 4,000 people have died in West Africa from Ebola. WHO says there could be 10,000 new cases a week there. Thomas Duncan flew to the US from West Africa in Sept. He died from Ebola last week at a hospital in Dallas. 2 healthcare workers who cared for him are now …
Mid-East Update
Israel, Gaza, and Iraq Iraq ISIS attempted to capture a strategic dam. In the past, ISIS has used dams to flood cities. Iraqi and Kurdish forces, aided by US, drove ISIS from dam. Israel and Gaza Israel/Hamas ceasefire ended abruptly on Tuesday. 3 rockets were fired into Israel this morning from Gaza. Hamas says they didn’t do it. Israel responded …