PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island's two major hospital groups struggled financially over the last year, according to newly released annual reports that reveal large losses at the organizations.
Inspectors found that an anesthesiologist at a Brooklyn hospital made numerous errors in administering epidurals. Some were life-threatening. One was fatal.
Many doctors worry that the drugs' current popularity, fueled in part by social media, has resulted in people taking them without sufficient medical supervision.
