According to the article “Doña María “por poco muere” en el HIMA de Caguas” by José Karlo Pagán from August 31, 2017 published by the newspaper Primer Hora, María, a 71 years old female, almost died asphyxiated at Hospital HIMA Caguas. According to the article,…
According to the article “Efecto domino por la situación fiscal en los hospitales” de Marga Parés Arroyo from August 28, 2017 published in the newspaper El Nuevo Día, the countries hospitals are going through an economic crisis which has led them to fire personnel from…
Surgeon Ian Paterson was declared guilty of 17 charges of hurt with the intent of causing severe corporal damages and 3 charges of illegal wounds by a Nottingham jury. Paterson lied to his patients regarding the necessity of operations with the purpose of profiting from…
On March 17, 2016, attorneys Pedro F. Soler Muñiz and Alejandro J. Fernández Muzaurieta, presented a torts complaint, specifically medical malpractice, in representation of Ms. Adlin Baez and her daughter, Joymar L. López Baez. In said complaint, jury trial was requested. On March 9, 2017,…
The internet page El Espectador, on July 3, 2016, published an article titled “Las mujeres que se atrevieron a mostrar sus cicatrices por cirugías mal hechas” by Maria Paulina Baena Jaramillo, which contains the story of 9 women who submitted themselves to plastic surgeries and…
According to the article “Exigen nuevo sistema de salud” by Marga Parés Arroyo, published on the newspaper El Nuevo Día on February 27, 2017, during the forum “Escuela Graduada de Salud Pública del Recinto de Ciencias Médicas”, the “Fundación Agenda Ciudadana” and the “Consejo Multisectorial…
According to the article “Fraude a Medicare trastoca imagen de la Isla” by Melissa Correa Velazquez, published on the newspaper El Vocero on February 26, 2017, Puerto Rico’s image has been affected by cases of fraud to Medicare, especially now when equity in the designation…
Futile the Government’s actions to stop the exodus of doctors from Puerto Rico if healthcare plans do not open their preferential net stated Rafael Rodríguez, Secretary of the HealthCare Department, according to the article “Maniatado el gobierno en esfuerzo por mantener a los médicos en…
According to the article “artículo “Avalan incentivos contributivo para médicos del país” by Rebecca Banuchi, published on the newspaper El Nuevo Día on February 8, 2017, Bill 5 was passed. Through this bill there will be a significate reduction on the taxes of doctors in…
According to the article “Medicare patients death shortly after leaving the ER raises questions about rural hospitals” by Casey Ross, published on the StatNews website on February 1, 2017, questions regarding staff and treatment of patients in rural hospital have been raised after a study…