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Parkland Hospital in Dallas Fined $1 Million for Safety Violations Sept. 4, 2012 Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Texas, was recently fined $1 million by the Texas Department of State Health Services after an investigation confirmed numerous complaints of safety violations at the facility. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports the fine was the largest of its kind in Texas history. Hospital and government officials reached (more...)

Dallas’s Parkland Memorial Receives Another Negative Safety Compliance Report August 21, 2012 Federal officials who are monitoring efforts at Dallas’s Parkland Memorial Hospital to turn the facilities less than stellar safety record around gave a poor review of the facility recently. According to The Dallas Morning News, the most recent write-up included reports of several serious medical errors that included a botched surgery, medication mistakes, (more...)

Dallas Doctor Accused Of Several Counts Of Medical Malpractice August 14, 2012 A Dallas, Texas, doctor faces allegations of malpractice after performing illegal injections and botched medical procedures on patients. The Dallas Observer reports the doctor’s record of illegal practices dates back to 2004, when he was caught illegally selling prescription medications over the internet. He was fined $25,000 and was not allowed to (more...)

East Texas Nurse Faces The Death Penalty For Injecting Patients With Bleach A 38-year-old nurse from Lufkin, Texas, could face the death penalty if convicted of the charges against her in connection with the deaths and injuries of nearly a dozen of her patients. (more...)