By Cara Rosner Most Connecticut hospitals will lose some of their Medicare reimbursement payments over the next year as penalties for having too many readmitted patients, according to new data from the Centers for Medicare…
By Theresa Sullivan Barger Melanie Stengel Photo. Volunteer Marsha Royster adds canned beef to bags at the Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen. The nation’s food bank system, created to provide emergency food assistance, fills a chronic…
By Cara Rosner Vyanne Dinh, 21, a senior at New York University, will be paying close attention next month when the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in a lawsuit backed by the Trump administration to…
By Bonnie Phillips Four nurses were recently disciplined by the state Board of Examiners for Nursing for drug and alcohol abuse and for photographing a patient without consent. The state placed Sara Scobie’s practical nurse…
By Cara Rosner As the state readies for open enrollment for health insurance beginning November 1, those who have lost their jobs or have recently moved to Connecticut can get coverage now through Access Health…
By Lisa Backus Katherine Verano is wrestling with an 830% increase in costs compared with last year for hoteling victims of domestic violence during the coronavirus pandemic. After a quiet period during the first months…
By Sujata Srinivasan Photo Provided by Custer. Kelli Custer, 52, of New Milford, is on medical leave from work. In April, Rhonda Eigabroadt, 53, showed up at the ER at MidState Medical Center in Meriden,…
By Peggy McCarthy The U.S. Office of Special Counsel is investigating allegations of illegal employment practices at VA Connecticut Healthcare System connected to the hiring of seven employees—some in top management positions—who are all former…
By Gregory B. Hladky Daryl Perch Photo. A hazy sunset from western smoke captured by Daryl Perch in Stonington. Connecticut’s weather on May 25, 2016, was hotter than usual for that time of year, reaching…
By Susan Jaffe While the deadly coronavirus seems to be subsiding in Connecticut for now, its impact on nursing homes has not. More than 6,700 beds are empty, and it may take many months of…
By Elizabeth Heubeck Felicia Tambascio and her daughter, Anastasia Marie Cordero. Felicia Tambascio’s first pregnancy was going fairly smoothly. But on July 20, at week 38, the 20-year-old Brookfield resident woke with horrible upper abdominal…
By Lisa Backus The state Medical Examining Board agreed Tuesday to fine two doctors $5,000 each and issued a cease and desist order to a woman without a Connecticut medical license who performed a procedure…
By Christine Woodside Melanie Stengel Photo. Sandy Flores of City Seed puts away a bag of $1 tokens at the close of the Wooster Farmers Market. Snap recipients can scan their EBT cards and receive…
By Lisa Backus Ruben Ortiz admitted he was concerned the first time he picked up takeout from the New Haven restaurant where he worked until the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the state in mid-March. “I…
By Sujata Srinivasan Johanna Vasquez, 19, and her 4-month-old baby ended up at Malta House in Norwalk as a result of an abusive relationship. Vasquez’s boyfriend hit her, she said, because he was home without…
By Kate Farrish Melanie Stengel Photo. Susana Encarnacion of New London holds an iPad that the city supplied for her son, Jeremiah. Jeremiah is holding the family’s rooster, “Old Man.” The Encarnacions have no Wi-Fi…
By Peggy McCarthy Contributed Family Photo. Donna Chapman gives her son, Sergeant William Davidson a kiss. Davidson struggled with mental health disorders after his deployment in Afghanistan and killed himself in 2017. Sergeant William Davidson…
By Colleen Shaddox Colleen Shaddox Photo. Janet Rice’s home is filled with photos and memories of her son Shane Oliver who was fatally shot in 2012. Janet Rice’s home is filled with pictures of her…
By Bonnie Phillips Over the past several months, the state Board of Examiners for Nursing has disciplined the following nurses for improper patient care, drug abuse and falsifying license paperwork, among other violations. • The…
By Lisa Backus The state Medical Examining Board voted Tuesday to discipline two physicians including issuing a $4,000 fine and one-year probation to a Bolton doctor who prescribed opioids to at least two patients but…