Bungling ambulance crew discharge coronavirus survivor, 89, to a random stranger’s house

A bungling ambulance crew discharged an 89-year-old coronavirus survivor to a random stranger’s house and tucked her into their bed.  Elizabeth Mahoney had been battling Covid-19 at County Hospital in Pontypool for 10 weeks, and her family were naturally very relieved to hear she’d finally been given a release date of Friday, March 12. But they began to … Read more

Bungling ambulance crew discharge coronavirus survivor, 89, to a random stranger’s house

A bungling ambulance crew discharged an 89-year-old coronavirus survivor to a random stranger’s house and tucked her into their bed.  Elizabeth Mahoney had been battling Covid-19 at County Hospital in Pontypool for 10 weeks, and her family were naturally very relieved to hear she’d finally been given a release date of Friday, March 12. But they began to … Read more

UK coronavirus: Government is ‘holding up NHS demands’ to discharge patients into care homes

Care homes say it would be a ‘grave mistake’ to use their empty beds as overflow for packed hospitals as the number of people being admitted with Covid-19 surges. The NHS is making plans to commandeer spare care beds across the country to help release pressure on hospitals as their wards fill up with coronavirus … Read more

UK coronavirus: Government is ‘holding up NHS demands’ to discharge patients into care homes

Care homes say it would be a ‘grave mistake’ to use their empty beds as overflow for packed hospitals as the number of people being admitted with Covid-19 surges. The NHS is making plans to commandeer spare care beds across the country to help release pressure on hospitals as their wards fill up with coronavirus … Read more

COVID-19 patients up to 60% more likely to be rehospitalized or die within 10 days of discharge

The first week-and-a-half following hospital discharge is the most dangerous for COVID-19 patients, a new study suggests. Researchers found that they were about 40 percent more likely to be rehospitalized or die within 10 days of leaving compared with patients ill with pneumonia or heart failure. However, after 60 days, the COVID-19 patients’ risk of … Read more

COVID-19 patients up to 60% more likely to be rehospitalized or die within 10 days of discharge

The first week-and-a-half following hospital discharge is the most dangerous for COVID-19 patients, a new study suggests. Researchers found that they were about 40 percent more likely to be rehospitalized or die within 10 days of leaving compared with patients ill with pneumonia or heart failure. However, after 60 days, the COVID-19 patients’ risk of … Read more

Doctors plan to discharge Trump from Walter Reed as early as TOMORROW

The president’s doctors said Sunday that he could be discharged from Walter Reed Medical Center as early as Monday as Trump’s top physician detailed he was given a steroid and put on oxygen as a treatment for COVID-19. ‘Our plan for today is to have him to eat and drink, be up out of bed … Read more

Doctors plan to discharge Trump from Walter Reed as early as TOMORROW

The president’s doctors said Sunday that he could be discharged from Walter Reed as early as Monday as Trump’s top physician detailed he was given a steroid and put on oxygen as a treatment for COVID-19. ‘Our plan for today is to have him to eat and drink, be up out of bed as much … Read more

Three members of black militia injured after ‘accidental discharge’ of firearm in Louisville protest

Three people were injured in downtown Louisville when a member of an armed black militia group carrying semiautomatic weapons accidentally discharged a firearm as they marched to a demonstration.  Despite earlier reports that the shots were fired as a result of an argument between the group and a far-right organization gathered nearby, it was later confirmed that … Read more