Why Compassion–Not Credentials–Defines Great Doctors
Reprinted with permission from KevinMD.com Dr. Saad S. Alshohaib September 17, 2025 By Saad S. Alshohaib: This is a reflection on those moments, the ones that taught me what medicine truly is: Not a race toward glory, but a lifelong practice of compassion. I entered medicine like many young physicians do—eager, determined, and drawn to […]
The Jessie Peterson Case
By Sonika Khanal & Bob Aller Posted on January 23, 2025 Patient Jessie Peterson On April 6, 2024, Ms. Jessie Peterson, 31, a type 1 diabetes patient, suffered a severe diabetic exacerbation. She was hospitalized at Dignity’s Mercy Hospital. According to medical records, two days later, on April 8, 2024, Ms. Peterson died at 4:27 […]
Air Embolism Linked To Central Line Death
Bob Aller Summary: Just after 1:30 pm on the afternoon of August 22, 2016, at Palms West Hospital in Florida, RN Linda Truempy entered the ICU room of a 25-year-old patient, Joshua Dziedzic. What followed was an event that should have never occurred. Josh was sitting up in a chair visiting with his mother when […]
Ward 5B: Nurses Gave AIDS Patients the Care Others Would Not
Celebrating A Team Of Nurses Reporter – Julia Pinney The film “5B” premiered at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival and was released in theatres June 14. Through archival footage, photos, and interviews with doctors, nurses, AIDS survivors, and activists, it tells the story of Ward 5B at San Francisco General Hospital. Opened on July […]
Vanderbilt’s Role In The Death Of A Patient
It’s been widely reported that Nurse Ra Donda Vaught is facing criminal charges of reckless homicide and impaired adult abuse. The charges stemmed from a series of inadvertent medication errors Nurse Vaught made at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). The Nashville District Attorney has assigned full blame to her for the death of Charlene Murphey. […]
Doctor Claims Death was Natural. Yet, Nurse Indicted For Reckless Homicide
Charlene Murphey Death Certificate Questioned Bob Aller The tragic death of Charlene Murphey at Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been widely reported in the media. Recently, Hospital Watchdog received a copy of Charlene Murphey’s Death Certificate (#09801569). The date of death is December 27, 2017. (Out of respect for the privacy and feelings of the Murphey […]
Patient Bleeds To Death After Colonoscopy
Introduction Bob Aller Last week Hospital Watchdog conducted an in-depth interview with Ms. Dena Royal, a former paramedic, and respiratory therapist. Dena’s mother, Martha Wright, bled to death following a colonoscopy and a series of tragic nursing mistakes at Cass Regional Medical Center in Harrisonville (pop. 10,000) Missouri. Dena’s vigilance and persistence as a whistleblower […]