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EXCLUSIVE: Elderly Man Recalls Vicious Beating
MIAMI (CBS4) – It’s difficult to look at the severe bruising and cuts all over Felix Espinosa’s face and neck. It’s harder still to hear him describe how he got them. “A man appeared and asked me for...
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Brain Tumor Removed From Awake Patient
MIAMI (CBSMiami.com) – Waking up during surgery is one of the many fears patients have before going under the knife. But, imagine having your skull opened up and brain surgery completed all while you...
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Pilot, Passenger Of Tpk Crash-Landing Plane Out Of Hospital
HOLLYWOOD (CBSMiami) – The pilot and passenger of a small plane that made a crash landing on the Florida Turnpike are out of the hospital and in good condition. The pilot, 49-year-old Alain Jaubert...
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I-Team: Out of Stock – Prescription for Death?
WESTON (CBS4) – Imagine being told you have a life threatening disease, but the drug you need is “Out of Stock?” It’s a message being delivered to South Floridians young and old in need of everything...
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South Florida Grandfather Killed After Nurse Administers Lethal Injection Drug
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A South Florida man was killed when his nurse accidentally administered a drug used for lethal injections instead of the over-the-counter antacid he was prescribed. Last July,...
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5 US Airways Flight Attendants Taken To Broward Hospital
FORT LAUDERDALE (CBS4)- Five US Airways flight attendants were transported to Broward General Hospital after reports of an unknown odor on board an aircraft at Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International...
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Man Hospitalized After Car Ends Up In Pembroke Pines Pool
PEMBROKE PINES (CBS4) – A South Florida pool is in need of repairs after an unlikely guest goes for a swim. “I got a 67 Camaro in my pool and I really don’t want it there,” homeowner Bertha Aguilera...
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Severe Turbulence Aboard Miami Bound Flight Sends 5 To Hospital
MIAMI (CBS4) – A Miami-bound flight experienced such severe turbulence Tuesday afternoon it sent five people, including two crew members, to the hospital. American Airlines spokesperson Matt Miller...
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Pembroke Pines Hospital Deaths Trigger Investigation
PEMBROKE PINES (CBSMiami/NSF) – South Florida State Hospital is under investigation after three patients died last summer: one highly medicated patient died in a scalding bath tub, another died after...
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JMH Now State’s Only TB Treatment Center
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Jackson Memorial Hospital is now Florida’s exclusive facility for tuberculosis treatment. JMH took over all 21 cases after the state legislature passed a cost-cutting measure that...
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Hospital Economics Change Monday Due to Health Care Reform
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – While talk in October often focuses on budgets, Halloween, and football; for hospitals, October 1, 2012 represents a completely new way they will be paid by Medicare for providing...
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Doctors, Hospitals Nationwide Adding Fees To Medical Bills
MIAMI (CBSMiami) — Hospitals and doctors offices across the country are tacking extra fees onto your bill. Doug Rischbieter booked his appointment six weeks early with a doctor he’d seen for elbow...
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Two People Shot In Parking Spot Dispute At FL Walmart
TALLAHASSEE (CBS4/AP) – Two people were taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds after a parking dispute turned violent during Black Friday shopping at a Walmart in Tallahassee. Police say officers...
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Finding Miami Children’s Hospital Locations
MIAMI (MCH) – If you’ve tried all of the best home remedies you can come up with, it may be time to go to the hospital. As part of an advertising campaign, Miami Children’s Hospital has provided the...
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Victim Hurt In Several Car Crash Speaks Out
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – After a seven vehicle accident left five people hospitalized on Wednesday, one person involved in the violent wreck spoke out from the hospital. “It was terrible, terrible, terrible,...
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Mt. Sinai To Reveal Full Prices For Care
MIAMI BEACH (CBSMiami) – The exact amount hospitals charge for procedures has been a closely guarded trade secret for decades. But that is changing due to rules in President Barack Obama’s Affordable...
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Ailing Jackson Facilities Need Taxpayer Help
MIAMI (CBS4/THE MIAMI HERALD) – Miami-Dade commissioners will be asked to call a special election this year and voters to approve millions of dollars for upgrades for Jackson Health System. According...
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Pesticide Spill Sickens 5 TSA Agents At MIA
MIAMI (CBS4) – Five Transportation Safety Administration screeners were taken to the hospital Monday after officials say they inhaled a pesticide while checking luggage at Miami International Airport....
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More Patients, Doctors Engaging In ‘Group Visits’
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – People ride the bus, go to games and eat with strangers , so how about going to the doctor with a group of strangers? “To share my health concerns with another person, I don’t think...
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Tow Truck And County Bus Collide Sending 32 To Hospital
POMPANO BEACH (CBSMiami) – Thirty-two people were transported to the hospital Thursday afternoon after an accident between tow truck, which was towing a car, and a Broward County Bus. The accident,...
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A $45 Million Dollar Budget Surplus Is Announced At Jackson Health System
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Jackson Health System announced an unprecedented budget surplus Wednesday of nearly $45.8 million dollars. This is the second consecutive year the public health system has ended its...
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15 Tampa Students Hospitalized After Bus Crash
BRADENTON (CBSMiami/AP) — More than a dozen Tampa Bay-area students were taken to local hospitals after a school bus accident Tuesday morning. According to Florida Highway Patrol, one school bus failed...
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Scaffolding Accident Sends 4 Workers To Hospital, Scene Of Daring Rescue
FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) - Around 3:30 on Monday afternoon, four workers cleaning and inspecting the bridges along the New River below I-95 were on a suspended scaffolding when it suddenly gave way....
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Car Crashes Into Coral Gables Store
CORAL GABLES (CBSMiami) – Police said a driver was cut off by another driver and to avoid a car crash, she made an evasive maneuver right into a store. The crash took place at 159 Madeira Avenue just...
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Getting A Second Medical Opinion Online
MIAMI (CBSMiami) — Jo Anne Giordano just wanted some peace of mind. “They thought I had lymphoma,” said Giordano. After seeing what they thought was a tumor the size of tennis ball on her lung, her...
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Fit Friday: The Benefits Of Orthonowcare
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The horn sounded off and marathoners hit the ground running. Rosanna Morales use to be one of them until a sudden injury stopped her in her tracks. “A couple of years ago I decided...
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FBI Makes Arrest In Armored Truck Robbery
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The FBI arrested a man in connection to an armored truck robbery that left a 72-year-old guard injured last month. Daniel Ochoa, 24, has been arrested by the FBI for his alleged...
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Shark Bite Victim Views Wound As A “Badge Of Honor”
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Walking slowly and steadily, Lacy Webb Martin, from Dallas, is ready to tell the story of her vacation—which quite quickly turned into a tale...
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Woman Finds Out She’s Pregnant, Delivers 14-Pound Baby Weeks Later
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A woman who didn’t know she was expecting until her final weeks of pregnancy gave birth to the largest baby ever delivered at a Tampa...
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Surgical, Recovery Centers Get Aid In House
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – Despite objections from the hospital industry, a House panel Tuesday approved a bill that would allow patients to stay overnight at...
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Paired Kidney Program Makes Way For Successful 4-Way Transplant
http://media.miami.cbslocal.com/CBSMIA_3004201517333000000AA.mp4 Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Four families were brought together by four failing kidneys—and the...
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Scott Names Hospital Panel Without Hospital Executives
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – Gov. Rick Scott on Monday appointed nine people — none of them hospital executives, and only one of whom appears to have significant...
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Study Of Returns To The ER Suggests Lack Of Follow-Up Care
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter WASHINGTON (AP) — No one wants to make a repeat visit to the emergency room for the same complaint, but new research suggests it’s more common than previously...
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Man Found Stabbed, Tells Police He Harmed Family
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter HOLLYWOOD (CBSMiami) – A man was rushed to the hospital Tuesday morning after being found in a parking lot with a stab wound to the chest. Inti Peralta Correa...
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Gov. Scott Wants More Regulation Of Hospitals
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) – In their 2016 session, the Florida legislature will consider more regulations sought by Gov. Rick Scott on the state’s hospitals. The...
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Woman Sues Hospital, Saying It Flushed Her Miscarried Baby
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (CBSMiami/AP) — A woman is suing a Florida hospital saying an employee flushed the remains of her miscarried child down the toilet. Linda...
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Florida To Get $1.5 Billion To Help Hospitals Treat The Poor
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) — A last-minute windfall of $1.5 billion from the Trump administration to be used by hospitals to treat the poor could help bridge a...
View ArticleGirl Hospitalized With Severe Burns In Fort Lauderdale
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A Fort Lauderdale 9-year-old girl had to be transported to a local hospital after suffering burns to 30% of her body Thursday evening. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue said it happened...
View ArticleFire Investigators Warn Parents, Caretakers After Child Suffers Serious Burns...
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A 9-year-old Fort Lauderdale girl remains at the burn unit at Jackson Memorial Hospital Friday after suffering burns to 30% of her body on Thursday evening. Fire investigators say...
View ArticlePolice: Woman Hospitalized After Being Pushed Out Of Car, Suspect Under Arrest
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A woman was rushed to the hospital in Hialeah Gardens Thursday morning after police say she was pushed out of a car. Chopper 4 was over the scene at West Okeechobee Road and the 826...
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