New Shift Rules Cause Spike in Patient Safety Concerns

New rules are going into effect that will impact an estimated 30,000 first-year medical residents. Just what would the new rules entail? For starters, the new rules “could add eight or more hours to their shifts,” increasing the previous hour limit of 16 hours to 24 hours. Understandably, this is “causing a rise in patient safety concerns.”





Whistleblower Sounds the Alarm on Cockroach Problem at Phoenix VA Medical Center

Imagine visiting the VA as a veteran for any reason, and seeing cockroaches running about all over the place. The sight probably wouldn’t sit well with you. Unfortunately for many veterans in Phoenix, Arizona, this was their reality, according to one VA whistleblower. According to the whistleblower, they have video evidence of “cockroaches scurrying around the pharmacy room” at the Veteran Affairs (VA) medical center in Phoenix.