Two Southern Kentucky High School football players were injured in an accident at the intersection of Highway 80 and Barnett Street in Somerset when a semi slammed into their car. William Hinton, 17 years old and Jacobi Gilmore, 16, were not far from the high…
We depend on our Kentucky doctors and hospitals to take good care of us when we’re sick or injured, but sometimes they make mistakes that can hurt the people they’re supposed to be helping. How frequently does medical malpractice occur? Following are some facts that…
You’ve probably read in your Louisville newspaper or heard on TV or radio about people suing doctors or hospitals for “medical malpractice.” The term seems to imply that a medical professional did something deliberately to harm someone, but that is rarely the case. Medical malpractice…
If you have suffered a hip fracture from a fall in a Kentucky hospital, and you have gone through surgery and the subsequent rehabilitation, you know what it means to persevere. The surgery may be relatively simple, but recovery, therapy, and—indeed—survival take courage, determination, and…
Falls by Kentucky elderly people in hospitals or nursing homes are definitely not funny. When elderly people fall, they are much more likely to break bones, particularly hips, than are younger people. As we age, our bones weaken and are more prone to osteoporosis, increasing…
Nurses in Kentucky hospitals are generally the individuals who administer medication; hence, they are the last line of defense against medication errors—except for the patients themselves. When errors occur, nurses may be blamed. Changing the System Creating a culture of safety in which nurses feel…