Patient claims he was left injured by IOL. The man is seeking more than $50,000 in damages after suffering from complications following cataract surgery.

Surgical assistant catches nurse anesthetist fondling himself in OR. The cellphone video is part of a lawsuit that allegedly shows a pattern of sexual harassment at a California hospital.

Study: Pre-op antibiotic regimen can predict a patient's risk of infection. Women who receive ??-lactam antibiotics before a hysterectomy have fewer SSIs than those receiving other regimens.

Eye clinic manager gets 12 years in prison for stealing $20,000. The man was accused of using the center's money to fund family trips, purchase gift cards and pay for uniforms for his son's baseball team.

Hospital may have exposed colonoscopy patients to blood-borne pathogens. Training failure led to 10 months of inadequately disinfected scopes.

Employers Are Trying to Save Money by Excluding Outpatient Surgery in Plans. Leaving same-day procedures out of a health plan would leave workers with crippling bills.

Fewer surgical deaths linked to facilities with high-quality nursing. Magnet hospitals provide better patient care at a lower cost, a new study finds.

Is Joint Commission's advanced certification for total joints right for you? New program focuses on evidence-based patient care.

OB-GYN sues hospital that revoked privileges, alleging "evil motive". He's also barred from the surgery center recently bought by the hospital.

Woman sues hospital, morcellator manufacturer after terminal cancer diagnosis. In the suit, the patient blames the medical device for spreading an aggressive form of cancer that claimed her life.

FDA recalls Brainlab's Cranial Image-Guided Surgery System. Inaccuracies in the navigation system could cause serious injury or death.

Was it the hospital's fault knee replacement patient fell in parking lot? Mistrial fails to answer question.

Court dismisses suit claiming hospital staff hurt patient during positioning. The man, who was left with bilateral brachial plexopathy, is still in litigation with the surgeon who oversaw the operation.

Surgery center's coat drive an overwhelming success. Family violence shelter benefits from community's generosity.

How would you handle these real-life emergencies? Preparing for the unthinkable in your facility.

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Death of anesthesiologist found along downtown Minneapolis freeway ruled an accident. Dr. Christopher Robert, apparently fell on his walk home from a workplace Christmas party, died of a blunt force head injury.

Mix-up at hospital costs woman her breast. Tissue samples taken from a woman in her 30s were confused with those of an older woman.

FDA reclassifies vaginal mesh as high-risk device and orders manufacturers to address safety concerns. The move is the latest effort to improve the safety of transvaginal pelvic organ prolapse procedures.

Why surgeons turn up their tunes. Piano-playing physician studies what music brings to the OR table.