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A judge is supposed to decide today, whether to appoint a special trustee to oversee what's left of San Diego Hospice. -
Dying patients are faced with a difficult choice: a comfortable death or expensive medical treatment that might make them feel better and live a little longer. -
Court documents reveal, San Diego Hospice owes Medicare millions. And it wants a trustee to take over what's left of the organization. -
Inewsource creates timeline of San Diego Hospice patient care inspections. -
This is the first indication patient care was an issue for the beleaguered San Diego Hospice, not just money. -
A chief executive with San Diego Hospice testified in bankruptcy proceedings this week, the organization discharged as many as half its patients because they were not eligible for care. -
Federal health officials warned that a dangerous group of superbugs has become increasingly common in hospitals throughout the past decade. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the bacteria are resistant to virtually all antibiotics, including the ones doctors use as a last-ditch option. -
KPBS Midday EditionSurgical errors, like operating on the wrong body part, or leaving sponges in patients, should never happen...but they do. -
San Diego Hospice continues to care for 401 dying patients - despite being in bankruptcy court and winding down operations for good. But the care of those patients could be in jeopardy if the organization does not get an immediate two million dollar loan.
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With a growing number of people choosing to die at home, the federal government is questioning who's in hospice and for how long.
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