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State Mental Hospital Workers To Protest ‘Dangerous’ Conditions
LOS ANGELES (AP) — State workers plan to rally outside a Norwalk mental hospital Wednesday to protest what they’re calling dangerous working conditions. Union spokeswoman Sue Wilson says Metropolitan...
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Male Nursing Assistant, 45, Accused Of Groping 3 Female Teen Trainees
SANTA ANA — Officials say a male nursing assistant is scheduled to be arraigned Friday on charges of groping three female students he was training. Alfredo Fernandez Gonzalez, 45, of Orange, is...
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Nurse Practitioner Says Michael Jackson Asked Her For Propofol
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — A nurse practitioner took the stand Tuesday for a second day in the Conrad Murray trial. Cherilyn Lee testified that Michael Jackson repeatedly asked her for propofol to help him...
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Students At Downey High Tested For Tuberculosis After 3 Positive Cases
DOWNEY (CBS) — Health officials tested about 100 students for tuberculosis at Downey High School Wednesday after several students had tested positive months before. Some parents questioned why the...
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California Bill Would Allow Nurses To Prescribe Birth Control Pills
CULVER CITY (CBS/AP) — California women would no longer have to make an appointment with a doctor to get birth control pills under a bill approved by the state Assembly. Lawmakers on Thursday approved...
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Male Nurse Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Female Patient
DOWNEY (CBSLA.com) — A male nurse was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a patient after she underwent surgery at a Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Downey, police reported. Detectives suspect...
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USC Looking To Fill Nearly 700 Positions
LOS ANGELES (CBS2) — Need a job? The University of Southern California is looking to fill nearly 700 positions. The institution, which employs more than 15,000 people, is the largest private employer...
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Singing Nurse Leads Santa Clarita Patients To ‘Smile’
SANTA CLARITA (CBSLA.com) — He’s known by his patients as “The Singing Nurse”. KNX 1070’s Diane Thompson reports, for Jared Axen, carrying a tune is almost as important as caring for his patients....
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Only On CBS2: Nurse Needs Help Preparing Therapeutic Toys For Sandy Hook...
LOS ANGELES (CBS2) — A local nurse is praying for a Christmas miracle. Linda West has been asked by a Sandy Hook Elementary crisis counselor to prepare hundreds of plush toys for the children affected...
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Nurse’s Body Found In Car Trunk Near Casino In Hawaiian Gardens
HAWAIIAN GARDENS (CBSLA.com) — Authorities on Sunday were investigating the circumstances surrounding the mysterious death of a woman whose body was found in the trunk of a SUV in Hawaiian Gardens....
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Husband Arrested In Nurse’s Death After Body Found At Hawaiian Gardens Casino
WEST COVINA (CBSLA.com) — Police arrested Monday the husband of a nurse whose body was found in the back of a SUV over the weekend. Tomas Rodriguez Infante, 60, was arrested by West Covina police at...
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Nurse’s Refusal To Give CPR To Dying Woman Raises Concerns About Senior...
WESTWOOD (CBS/AP) — A nurse’s refusal to give CPR to a dying 87-year-old woman at a Bakersfield independent living community has raised concerns about policies at certain senior facilities. Lorraine...
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Family: Woman Denied CPR At Senior Living Home Didn’t Want Life-Prolonging...
SACRAMENTO (AP) — The company whose employee refused to administer CPR to a dying woman at a Bakersfield independent living home said Tuesday that the employee wrongly interpreted its policy. Lorraine...
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Bakersfield Senior Home Will Not Be Charged After Nurse’s Refusal To Give CPR...
BAKERSFIELD (AP) — Bakersfield police said no criminal charges will be filed against anyone connected to an independent living home where a nurse refused a 911 dispatcher’s pleas to perform CPR on a...
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Ex-Nurse Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Bedridden Patients To Stand Trial
MURRIETA (CBSLA.com) — A judge ruled Thursday that a former nurse accused of sexually assaulting bedridden patients must stand trial. Paul Robert Simon, 53, faces up to six years in prison if...
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Nurse At LA Medical Facility Accused Of Posting Pics Online Of Circumcised...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A man who claims to be a nurse at a Los Angeles medical facility allegedly posted photos online of baby boys after they’ve been circumcised. In one picture on Instagram, the...
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OC Male Nurse Convicted Of Assaulting Incapacitated Male Patients
Prosecutors say Richard Alan Nolan was a licensed vocational nurse at the Western Medical Center in Anaheim for approximately five years before the sexual assaults. (courtesy OCSD) WESTMINSTER...
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Police Hunt Suspect Who Fatally Shot South LA Mother Of 3
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Authorities are on the hunt for a suspect who fatally shot a 28-year-old South Los Angeles mother Tuesday night. A man was also wounded during the shooting, according to...
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Where The Jobs Are: Nurses And Caregivers Needed At Silverado ‘Memory Care’...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — After Christina Harper lost her grandmother to a hip injury, she decided at the age of 35 to pursue a new career. “I remember telling my parents I’m going to go back to...
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UC, Nurses Reach Tentative Contract Agreement
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — After nine months of negotiations, a tentative contract agreement has been reached between the University of California and thousands of registered nurses. The deal covers...
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Nurse At Loma Linda Medical Center Believes She Was Discriminated Against For...
LOMA LINDA (CBSLA.com) — A nurse who worked at Loma Linda University Medical Center believes she has been the subject of discrimination because she practices Santeria. Mariah Bravo showed KCAL9’s...
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Nurse Retires After Dedicating 52 Years To Helping Others At Downtown LA...
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — It’s not every day that a worker begins and ends their career doing the same job at the same place. Nurse Bettye Dacus said goodbye to her job at California Hospital...
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38-Year-Old Santee Man Accused Of Stabbing Nurse In Ear With Pencil
TORRANCE (CBSLA.com) — Authorities said a 38-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of stabbing a nurse at a hospital in Torrance. LA Sheriff’s Deputies say that Thomas Robert Fredette of Santee,...
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2 Men Charged In Separate Nurse Stabbing Incidents
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Two men were charged Tuesday in connection to the stabbings of two nurses on Easter Sunday at medical centers in Sylmar and the Torrance area. Ramiro Carnalla, 26, was charged...
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Man Pleads Not Guilty To Attempted Murder In Easter Sunday Nurse Stabbing
SAN FERNANDO (CBSLA.com) — A man accused of stabbing a nurse at a Sylmar hospital has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder. Ramiro Carnalla, 26, is charged with one felony count each of attempted...
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Former Nurse Gets 34 Years To Life In Prison For Sexually Assaulting 3 Male...
SANTA ANA (CBSLA.com) — A former nurse was sentenced Friday to 34 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting three male patients. Richard Alan Nolan, 49, of Buena Park, was convicted June 21, 2013...
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Woman Claims She Ended Up In ICU After Procedure At Clinic She Says Doctor...
TORRANCE (CBSLA.com) — A San Pedro couple says they never had time to grieve the recent miscarriage of their daughter because of the events that transpired after. Back in March, Torrance Memorial...
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Pediatric Nurse Arrested For Allegedly Photographing, Touching Young Girls In...
GLENDALE (CBSLA.com) — A 52-year-old man remained in custody Wednesday on suspicion of inappropriately photographing and touching young children on several occasions. According to the Glendale Police...
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Teen Whose Heart Stopped 3 Years Ago Reunited With Life-Saving Team
http://media.losangeles.cbslocal.com/CBSLA_20150602194109147AA.mp4 MISSION HILLS (CBSLA.com) — At just 17 years old, Matthew Scalice has cheated death. On Tuesday, he saw the team who saved his life...
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Riverside Family Sues Nurse After Traces Of Chemical Found On Shirt Of Burned...
RIVERSIDE (CBSLA.com) — A Riverside family is suing a nurse and a home-health agency after a young special-needs boy was severely burned while under care. Adam Bautista, 4, was born with an undeveloped...
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Firefighter, Nurse Recovering After Being Stabbed At Boyle Heights Hospital
BOYLE HEIGHTS (CBSLA.com) — A firefighter and a nurse were recovering on Wednesday after being stabbed by a patient inside the emergency room of a Boyle Heights hospital. Just after 9:30 p.m. on...
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Man, 27, Sentenced To 15 Years For Stabbing Nurse 12 Times
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Authorities say a 27-year-old man who stabbed a nurse multiple times on Easter 2014, has been sentenced to more than 15 years in state prison. Romero Carnalla of Los Angeles...
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Mom Powers Through Labor While Whipping It To Silento’s “Watch Me” Hit
When pregnant women start going into labor they’re often told to squat or focus on breathing or just power through it. Some women power through it all right – with an MTV-worthy dance routine. First,...
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ER Nurse Recounts Being ‘Slapped, Pinched, Spat On’ By Patients
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — As an emergency room nurse, Elizabeth Hawkins has seen it all. “I have been slapped, pinched, spat on,” said Hawkins. “I want to make sure that I’m coming home to my family...
View ArticleOfficials Believe Former Texas Nurse Killed ‘Dozens’ Of Young Children, Babies
DALLAS (AP) — A Texas nurse who is in prison for the 1982 killing of a toddler has been charged with murder in the death of an infant a year earlier, and authorities said Friday that they think she...
View ArticleLocal Nurse Tended To Vegas Concert Victims
ORANGE (CBSLA) — Wendy Carmona was enjoying the Las Vegas country music festival with her husband and another couple Sunday night when the shooting started. Instead of running and hiding, the UC Irvine...
View ArticleDA: Nurse Pleads Not Guilty To Murdering Man Who Asked Her to Help Him Die...
SANTA ANA (CBSLA) — A registered nurse pleaded not guilty Monday to murdering a friend by injecting him with drugs after he asked her to help him die following a break-up, according to the Orange...
View ArticleLoma Linda Nurse Helping To Heal COVID Patients Through Music
LOMA LINDA (CBSLA) – Doctors and nurses in San Bernadino County are swamped as a surge of COVID-19 patients continues to pour into hospitals. Tad Worku, a trauma nurse at Loma Linda University Medical...
View ArticleMetro Officials Renew Commitment To Bolster Safety Following Death Of Nurse...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Metro officials expressed condolences Monday over the death of a 70-year-old nurse who was attacked while waiting for a bus near Union Station, and they vowed to take steps to...
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Vigils Held For ‘Dedicated, Outstanding, Compassionate’ Nurse Killed In Bus...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Two vigils were held Wednesday for a 70-year-old emergency room nurse who was killed in an attack last week at a bus stop near Union Station. Jan. 19, 2022. (CBSLA) Kerry Bell,...
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