The smell of death was overpowering the moment a relief worker cracked open one of the hospital chapel’s wooden doors. Inside, more than a dozen bodies lay motionless on low cots and on the ground, shrouded in white sheets. picked by Bornbad 3 months 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

*I know, I know, we are all sick of hearing about this women, but this may be for the best*

Nadya Suleman apparently has bigger worries than taking care of her 14 children. Now she may have to prove she can handle the load, or else have hospital officials withhold her newborn octuplets. picked by cmgoings 9 months ago

Commenting on the controversial "baby hatch" at Jikei Hospital in Kumamoto, Japan, a hospital official was quoted as saying "Maybe there are some people who are suspicious about it, but we should not pretend not to see them and let them die. Babies are innocent." picked by mitzuzake 2 years 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

In August, a patient died several weeks after a third doctor operated on the wrong side of his brain. Afterward, state health authorities ordered the hospital to take steps to avoid similar accidents in the future picked by Bornbad 1 year 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

Chuck Forbes has battled liver disease for half of his 59 years. When the time finally came for a transplant, a blizzard blocked his route to the hospital — until a corps of snowplow drivers saved the day... picked by bingo 8 months ago

Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minn., suffered no lack of labor during a 17-hour period when 16 babies were delivered, a hospital record. picked by maxriter 1 year ago

We've all had to get a shot in the backside so it may seem routine to administer a tranquilizer dart to a hungry black bear that wandered into a New Mexico hospital. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

A homing pigeon on its last leg of a 515-mile race checked into the hospital for a well-deserved rest. The friendly pigeon flew into the Meadows Hospital courtyard earlier this week and stuck around after receiving a warm welcome. picked by bevissimo 1 year ago

A paraplegic man wearing a soiled hospital gown and a broken colostomy bag was found crawling in a gutter in skid row in Los Angeles on Thursday after allegedly being dumped in the street by a Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center van. Is this what medical treatment has come to? I suppose the almighty dollar has always had the upper hand. picked by Browntrout 3 years ago

A quality tool for adults, including people with Medicare. picked by thephrog 3 years ago

SANFORD, Fla. - Police say a 1-day-old baby who was taken from a Florida hospital has been found, and two suspects are in custody.

The baby was abducted from a secure hospital unit today at Central Florida Regional Hospital in Sanford. picked by bevissimo 2 years ago

Police announced they uncovered a plastic bag stuffed with the skeletal remains of at least six newborns Sunday after searching the grounds of a Christian missionary hospital in the central Indian town of Ratlam. picked by Browntrout 3 years ago

Police quickly swarmed the hospital and disarmed the leg... picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

Funny postings on hospital charts. picked by Mershaullk 3 years ago

After officials at the Blekinge Hospital in Karlkrona determined the comfortable shoes built up so much static electricity they interfered with medical equipment they decided to ban the offending footwear. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Police announced they uncovered a plastic bag stuffed with the skeletal remains of at least six newborns Sunday after searching the grounds of a Christian missionary hospital in the central Indian town of Ratlam. picked by escaflowne 3 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