He claims that the doctor's didn't diagnose him correctly, therefore their recommendation and subsequent surgery to remove his male genitals was "misconceived". WTF? picked by suebe 9 months 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

A woman with an inoperable brain tumour is spending £40,000 on plastic surgery – so she can die looking like movie star Demi Moore. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Baby given to wrong mother on first day gets fed and bonded, now rejecting real mother's breast milk. Both mothers are, of course, suing the hospital. picked by suebe 8 months ago

Renee Ramsey is recovering from the surgery that she's been dreaming of for decades. picked by nateebiinature 4 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

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

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

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 3 months 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 11 months ago

It was at least her third visit to Martin Luther King Jr.-Harbor Hospital in as many days. “You have already been seen, and there is nothing we can do,” a nurse told her. picked by kxmk 2 years ago

"It's crazy," said an unregretful Hodges. "Having a baby's more important. Of course I'm going to speed." picked by deepchill 2 years ago

"When you are in the hospital and had surgery, you really feel bad," said Norris, 44. "You don't pay a lot of attention to what's hooked and what's not. You find out after the fact that you've been walking around flashing people." picked by kakana 8 months ago

Kansas has a safe haven law that allows mothers of newborns to drop them off at hospitals, police departments or fire departments without facing criminal charges, but police said that law didn't apply to the case, in part because the girl was not a newborn. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

"We are extremely concerned about this continuing pattern," Director of Health David R. Gifford said in a written statement. "While the hospital has made improvements in the operating room, they have not extended these changes to the rest of the hospital."
*Maybe this should go in the WTF category! picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

An Indiana woman with advanced throat cancer says she had to divorce her husband to afford a life-saving surgery. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

Sometime in 2004 a hamster got sick. Then it was sold from a PetSmart store. Then the woman who bought it died from a stroke. But she had contracted lymphocytic choriomeningitis from said hamster beforehand. Then her liver was donated to a guy. They guy then died several days later allegedly from the virus from the hamster.

The guy's wife is suing PetSmart for negligence. picked by moe 2 years ago

Jennifer Jack says she didn't realize that her ex-husband, Andrew Mireles, was a woman until after their marriage ended. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago

The surveillance camera video shows the woman rolling off a waiting room chair, landing face-down on the floor and convulsing. Her collapse came at 5:32 a.m. June 19, the NYCLU said, and she stopped moving at 6:07 a.m. During that time, the organization said, workers at the hospital ignored her. picked by dollyllama 1 year ago

Four hospital workers abandoned a blind patient with diabetes at an Osaka park in September after his former wife refused to take him in. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago