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  • 3 weeks ago | nbclosangeles.com | Carolyn Johnson

    Nurse Andrea Morris nearly lost her life at work. Her catastrophic medical emergency left her quadriplegic, but City of Hope denied her claim for workers comp benefits until now. The California Court of Appeal denied the hospital's petition, and it appears the hospital will abide by the appellate court decision. It was during the first wave of the Covid pandemic when Andrea Morris' life changed forever.

  • Feb 21, 2025 | nbclosangeles.com | Carolyn Johnson

    "I need help," said Andrea Morris from the bedroom where she spent her childhood. Although her speech has regressed in the years following her brain injury, those three words speak volumes. Morris has needed help ever since her sudden cardiac arrest at City of Hope's cancer infusion center in Upland where she worked as a nurse. Her medical emergency in May 2020 was recorded on cellphone by her boss, a nursing supervisor.

  • Feb 20, 2025 | nbclosangeles.com | Carolyn Johnson |Missael Soto

    A planned demonstration by the non-profit "4Kira4Moms" was held outside Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Thursday, demanding the hospital provide safe and equitable maternal care as well as commitment to improving Black maternal health. Charles Johnson's wife Kira, who the non-profit honors, died after what was supposed to be a routine c-section at Cedars-Sinai. Court documents and medical records show her surgeon took just 17 minutes to operate and she eventually bled to death.

  • Feb 14, 2025 | nbcsandiego.com | Carolyn Johnson

    Patient advocates have long pushed the Medical Board of California to share more information about potentially dangerous doctors. Investigations average three years to complete, and during that time the majority of doctors are allowed to continue practicing, with no indication of complaints or investigations underway on the board's website.

  • Feb 13, 2025 | nbclosangeles.com | Carolyn Johnson

    Patient advocates have long pushed the Medical Board of California to share more information about potentially dangerous doctors. Investigations average three years to complete, and during that time the majority of doctors are allowed to continue practicing, with no indication of complaints or investigations underway on the board's website.

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