Stacey Turner was about to give birth when her fiance Jeremy Chapman parked their car outside Sydney's Sutherland Hospital and rushed her inside. Parking tickets were the last thing on their minds, but Sutherland Shire Council has refused to waive a parking fine levied on the couple that day. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A driver unfamiliar with the area and relying on navigational equipment took a wrong road back to the hospital. No one knows if the delay contributed to her death - probably it didn't but the family says they'll never know. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

A man who allegedly included dog feces along with his payment for a parking ticket has been charged with disorderly conduct. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

A composer who refused to pay £5 for a lost car parking ticket at a supermarket ended up in police custody for six hours, was interrogated, finger-printed and made to take a DNA test, it has been disclosed. picked by topofall 2 years ago

A New York City man who fought a parking ticket he got while dressed as Santa Claus and giving out toys says the city's response is more ho-hum than ho-ho. Follow up on this post. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

It is truly EVIL to ticket the wienermobile. It's like giving the Batmobile or Wonder Woman's invisible jet a ticket. It's just not American! lol picked by punthe 2 years ago

The job of the nurse used to one of caring for the sick and needy. But not - it would seem - in today's politically-correct Britain. Now, nurses are being encouraged to spend valuable time turning around the beds of Muslim patients up to five times a day - so they can face Mecca. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

How some people abuse 911, the city ambulances and emergency rooms. Example one is "Ricky Alardo, a homeless alcoholic nicknamed Ricky Ricardo" who "swigs cheap vodka by day at his favorite corner in Washington Heights, then calls an ambulance to chauffeur him to the hospital for a free meal and a warm place to sleep, courtesy of taxpayers who fund his Medicaid benefits. picked by suebe 4 months ago

No one likes getting a speeding ticket in the post.

But when South Australian police sent one half way around the world to David Smart in northern England, the 65-year-old former surveyor was flabbergasted. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Santa Claus has added a New York City traffic agent to his naughty list after she gave him a ticket while delivering gifts to children. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

Garrison Keillor, author and host of the live radio show "A Prairie Home Companion," is to be released Friday from a hospital where he was undergoing tests after suffering a minor stroke, his spokesman said.
Keillor, who turned 67 last month, checked himself into United Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Monday, picked by Bingo 2 months ago

Boston's Brigham & Women's Hospital is the first U.S. hospital approved to start performing face transplants. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Warrington Hospital has apologised to a mother whose miscarried baby's body was stored in the mortuary for almost two years without her permission. Leanne McCabe, 25, of Runcorn, Cheshire, found out the body of her son had been frozen when she had a second miscarriage at the hospital last year. More at The News of the World picked by suebe 10 months ago

A top Italian maternity hospital has drawn criticism from right-wing politicians by replacing crucifixes on the walls of its wards with images of the Virgin Mary so as not to offend immigrant women giving birth there. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

If you or a loved one develops pneumonia or has a heart attack and is taken to a hospital, do you know what the chances are of getting out alive? Hospital death rates are difficult to pin down because some see sicker patient populations than others. Your chances of survival have become a little easier to find, thanks to information included in the government's Hospital Compare Web site. picked by TraumaMamma 1 year ago

For 4 years Peter Tubic has refused to pay a ticket he received for parking his untagged vehicle in a front driveway. He also refused to move it, increasing his fines. Now he faces foreclosure for his willful disregard of his debts. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

A tow truck driver, upset over a recent ticket, tried to tow a Gresham police cruiser Thursday. picked by wags273 2 years ago

Saving the living has always been the No. 1 priority for a New York City ambulance crew. But a select group of paramedics may soon have a different task altogether: saving the dead. The city is considering creating a special ambulance whose crew would rush to collect the newly deceased and preserve the body so that the organs might be taken for transplant. picked by lpoindexter 1 year ago

Just six months after a Frenchwoman underwent the world's first face transplant, a military hospital in China announced that it too had conducted even more ambitious facial surgery.

WARNING: Graphic images. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

Umm,hello? Aren't the "good guys" only supposed to shoot at the "bad guys"? I mean if our freaking HOSPITAL GUARDS cannot get along, we have some serious issues here! picked by Moe 2 years ago