Landmark Medical Center Hospital, Exposed

10/04/2023

Diversity funding for RI hospitals.

Goal is to reduce obstacles for equitable health care delivery by supporting a more diverse staff at all levels

10/04/2023

RI has a new su***de and crisis lifeline- Call 988 anytime any day if you need to speak to a crisis counselor.

10/04/2023

Landmark Medical Center appears to not be a 501c3 charity hospital. But they both advertise they are and call themselves a for profit. They cannot be both. False billing for services not received, capturing patients in the ER so they can put them inpatient for days weeks or longer for their own profit, is reported. This constitutes more than unethical hospital administration practices, it constitutes human rights violations.

This issue brief examines the role that hospital charity care programs play in helping patients who are unable to afford their care. It describes how hospital charity care programs work, the amount of charity care that hospitals provide, relevant federal and state regulation, the role of Medicare an...

08/02/2023

https://adata.org/factsheet/health-care-and-ada

(Printer-friendly PDF version | 387 KB) (Large Print PDF version | 401 KB) (Spanish Version) The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities. Health care organizations that provide services to the public are cover...

08/02/2023

If you are a healthcare worker in RI, you are a mandated reporter. If you witness abuse or neglect of patients in your care, you are required to report the abuse to the appropriate supervisors and agencies. If a patient tells you they are a victim of abuse or you suspect they are a danger to themself or someone else, here are some guidelines. If you believe they are a victim of domestic violence, trafficking, here are the guidelines.

Nearly 90% of human-trafficking victims have contact with a health professional while being trafficked. Learn to better identify and help these patients.

08/01/2023

Article about the loss of accreditation of a hospital. It can be catastrophic.

VALDOSTA — With South Georgia Medical Center’s accreditation in question, an industry consultant was asked what would be the worst that could happen.

07/27/2023

Happy ADA Day!

07/24/2023

Disability Rights ADA 33rd Anniversary on July 26, 2023. Timeline of the ADA. https://adata.org/ada-timeline
People with disabilities locked up at LMC is violation of the ADA, and Constitutional Rights.

The National Council on the Handicapped (now National Council on Disability, or NCD) issued its report Toward Independence; legislative recommendations include enactment by Congress of a “comprehensive” equal opportunity law, “perhaps under such a title as ‘The Americans with Disabilities Ac...

07/23/2023

Samaritan’s in RI hotline 401-272-4044

NOTES: Because of changing COVID-19 protocols, our hotline volunteer numbers are in flux As we work to address this issue, our listening line is open as volunteers are available. Please be patient. If our lines are busy or there is no one one available to talk, please try again at another time. We a...

07/22/2023

07/22/2023

If you are in a mental health crisis and want to talk to someone on the phone, you can call 988, a su***de prevention number.

07/22/2023

https://www.nami.org/help
1-800-950-9624

HelpLine specialists are prepared to answer your questions on mental health issues. Contact us Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. ET. 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or info@nami.org