Federal regulators have given staff and managers at the Hancock Geriatric Center at the Eastern State Hospital in Williamsburg, Virginia (VA), until the end of September to correct a rash of problems that officials believe led to at least one patient’s suicide and numerous serious slips and falls. If immediate action is not taken, the…
Two passengers suffered serious injuries after the car they were in hit an embankment and flipped over in Montgomery County, Virginia (VA). Was this accident the result of a mechanical issue? Maybe a blown tire? No. The driver of the car appears to have been intoxicated. Police have charged him with driving under the influence,…
In his latest post to the Virginia Beach Injury Board, colleague John C. welcomes the news that Chesapeake has begun installing and operating red light cameras at the city’s most dangerous intersections. John notes that Chesapeake joins Virginia Beach and Newport News as cities in the greater Hampton Roads region that use Photo Safe programs…
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Everyone would like to see health care cost less. With the total annual bill for everything from aspirin bought at the local pharmacy to kidney transplants nearing $3 trillion each year in the United States, federal and state lawmakers have proposed tort reform as a way to reduce spending by health care facilities, practitioners and…