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Report: Maternal Deaths 4-5 Times More Common Among Black Mothers

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 18 May2022

Black mothers are significantly more likely to die from “pregnancy-related causes” than white, Hispanic, and Asian women, according to a recent report by Newsday. Citing an analysis of data provided by the New York State Department of Health, the report states specifically that Black mothers are “four to five” more times likely to die of such […]

Posted in: Medical Errors, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury Law, Wrongful Death

Lawsuit Alleges Massive Children’s Mental Healthcare Failures in New York

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 10 Apr2022

A new federal lawsuit alleges that New York “failed to provide children on Medicaid with the mental health care they are entitled to by law,” according to a recent report co-published by The Cityand ProPublica. Filed last week, the lawsuit, representing “hundreds of thousands” of children eligible for Medicaid, alleges that this failure resulted in the unnecessary […]

Posted in: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury Law

Bombshell Report: “Phony” Diagnoses Behind Nursing Home Druggings

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 14 Sep2021

Nursing homes are over-diagnosing patients with schizophrenia in order to conceal the high rates at which they’re prescribing antipsychotic medications, according to a recent report by the New York Times. Schizophrenia diagnoses among nursing home residents have “soared” as much as 70% since the federal government started making public disclosures of antipsychotic drug prescriptions in […]

Posted in: Falsifying Records, Medical Malpractice, Medication Errors, Neglect, Nursing Home Abuse, Nursing Home Violations, Understaffing

Linden Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation Cited for Infection

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 08 Sep2021

Linden Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation received 16 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on September 3, 2021. The Brooklyn nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of two surveys by state inspectors. The violations they describe include the following: 1. […]

Posted in: Infection, Medical Malpractice, Medication Errors, Nursing Home Abuse, Nursing Home Violations

Rebekah Rehab and Extended Care Cited for Psychotropic Drug Use

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 07 Sep2021

Rebekah Rehab and Extended Care Center received 10 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on September 3, 2021. The Bronx nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of three surveys by state inspectors. The violations they describe include the following: 1. […]

Posted in: Medical Malpractice, Medication Errors, Nursing Home Abuse, Nursing Home Violations

NY Assemblyman: Hold For-Profit Nursing Homes Accountable

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 25 Aug2021

A report released last year by New York Assemblyman Ron Kim examined the thousands of deaths from Covid-19 in the state’s nursing homes in an attempt to identify underlying problems that caused the raft of fatalities and what can be done to address those problems. The report, published by Kim’s office in July 2020, is […]

Posted in: COVID-19, Fraud, Medical Malpractice, Neglect, Nursing Home Abuse, Wrongful Death

Van Duyn Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Cited for Abuse, Medication Errors

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 12 Apr2021

Van Duyn Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing has received 57 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on April 8, 2021. The facility has additionally received seven fines totaling $90,000 since 2008. The Syracuse nursing home’s citations resulted from a total […]

Posted in: Medical Malpractice, Neglect, Nursing Home Abuse, Nursing Home Violations, Physical Abuse, Sexual Abuse

Hospital Bedsore Risk Increases During Pandemic

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 11 Jan2021

Experts have expressed concerns that pressure injuries, also known as bedsores, have risen with the spike in hospitalizations during the Covid-19 pandemic. As such, according to a new report in USA Today, “hospitals are putting extra focus” on preventing bedsores, which more than 2.5 million people suffer from each year, according to a the National Pressure Injury Advisory […]

Posted in: Bodily Injury, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury Law, Wrongful Death

Does Daylight Savings Time Increase Medical Errors?

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 03 Nov2020

A new study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine finds that the springtime transition to Daylight Savings Time may result in an increase in medical errors made by healthcare orders. The study was published in August 2020 by a group of authors including Branu Prakash Kolla of the Department of Psychiatry and Psychology at the Mayo Clinic; […]

Posted in: Medical Errors, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury Law

Do “No Harm” Citations Adversely Affect Nursing Home Accountability?

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 09 Oct2020

A new edition of the Long Term Care Community Coalition Elder Justice Newsletter asks a simple question: does providing a nursing home resident breakfast in their soiled bed constitute harm? How about failing to provide a stop date for a resident’s psychotropic medication? “No Harm” deficiencies refer to citations of rule violations at nursing homes […]

Posted in: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Infection, Medical Malpractice, Medication Errors, Neglect, Nursing Home Abuse, Nursing Home Violations, Pressure Sores, Understaffing

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