Hospital

One Chicago police officer killed, second wounded in shooting at Swedish Hospital on North Side

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One Chicago police officer was killed and a second was critically wounded when a prisoner who was receiving treatment opened fire inside Swedish Hospital in Chicago’s Lincoln Square neighborhood Saturday morning, authorities said. The suspect was later arrested following a nearby standoff.  In a news conference, Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling said a 38-year-old officer … Read more

Two police officers shot at Chicago hospital, one in critical condition

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Two police officers were shot in a Chicago hospital on Saturday, with one of them in critical condition. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The shots were fired at the Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital on the North Side of Chicago, according to Chicago Police Department audio … Read more

Pileup of about 70 vehicles on Interstate 70 in Colorado sends 8 to the hospital

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DENVER — Crashes involving about 70 vehicles snarled a section of a snowy Colorado highway Tuesday and sent eight people to the hospital. The pileup prompted officials to close the eastbound side of Interstate 70 in Clear Creek County, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) west of Denver, Colorado State Patrol said in a statement. Officials … Read more

Ex-psychiatric hospital employees charged with criminal negligence in patient’s death

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WASHINGTON — Three former employees of a privately operated psychiatric hospital in the nation’s capital have been charged with criminal negligence in the death of a patient, the city’s top federal prosecutor said Wednesday. The three former employees of the Psychiatric Institute of Washington failed to provide adequate medical care to the patient before he … Read more

Former New Jersey hospital employee allegedly stole $2.5 million worth of medical supplies

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A former surgical technician is charged with stealing $2.5 million worth of medical supplies from a hospital in New Jersey and then reselling them in South Carolina, officials said Monday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Marci M. Staub, 44, a former employee of Cooper University … Read more

Family of young ICU patient who died while in the care of a ‘teledoctor’ sues hospital

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The family of a University of Connecticut dental student who died in an intensive care unit overseen remotely by a “teledoctor” in his final hours has accused the hospital of negligence in a wrongful death lawsuit filed last month. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Conor … Read more

Tori Spelling and seven children taken to hospital after car accident

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Tori Spelling and several children were taken to the hospital following a car crash last week, the actor’s spokesperson confirmed to NBC News. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The spokesperson also confirmed that the “Beverly Hills, 90210” star, 52, was driving with seven kids in … Read more

Supreme Court Justice Alito treated for dehydration at hospital in previously undisclosed March 20 incident

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was treated for dehydration at a hospital after a previously undisclosed March 20 incident in Philadelphia, sources told Fox News.  He was not admitted and returned home the same night without complications. Alito, 76, attended a Federalist Society dinner that evening and … Read more