| TTLA STATEWIDE PAC DRIVES (Feb 21): All IN TO WIN |
In order to WIN in 2018, we need EVERY TTLA member to support the TTLA PAC. So, we are holding “ALL IN TO WIN” PAC Fundraising Statewide Drives. We’ll be calling every TTLA member to ask them to contribute at least $7 a month to the PAC. Please join us to get every TTLA member engaged in our political efforts. Volunteers are the key to our success, and all you have to do is choose a day, RSVP and then SHOW UP. We will give you all the tools you need to be successful. Click on the headline to RSVP!
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Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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| Suicide and Assaults: Which Dallas Psychiatric Hospitals Have Bad Safety Records? |
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The Dallas Morning News found incidents in inspection reports for local psychiatric hospitals. These facilities are supposed to guard against such dangers: The purpose — and the promise — of their business is to help mentally ill patients, especially those who are suicidal and aggressive. But our review of inspection records and lawsuits found that about half of psych hospitals in Dallas-Fort Worth have had at least one major safety incident since 2011. A few have been serial offenders.
Sarah Mervosh & Sue Ambrose, The Dallas Morning News02/19/2018    |
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| Wisconsin Doctor Performed Unnecessary Surgeries, Says Lawsuit |
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Over 120,000 pages of documents have been released from a civil lawsuit that accused the Medical College of Wisconsin of knowing that one of its doctors had a history of performing unnecessary surgeries but allowed him to continue working. According to the lawsuit, even after complaints against the doctor continued, including some alleging unconventional surgeries that harmed patients, the doctor was still employed. He was finally let go three months after a civil case was brought against him in U.S. District Court, records show. Allegations in the lawsuit, which were originally sealed, were released in April 2016.
Mark Johnson and Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel02/16/2018 |
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