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Tennessee: Staph Outbreak, Delayed Treatment, Death Highlight Prison Healthcare Problems
Loaded on Aug. 15, 2004
by Michael Rigby
published in Prison Legal News
August, 2004, page 37
An outbreak of staph infection, the delayed treatment of a brain tumor, and a preventable heart attack are just a few of the problems Tennessee prisoners have faced while in the care of private contractors.
Filed under:
Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic,
CMS,
Medical,
Systemic Medical Neglect,
Cardiovascular,
Cancer,
Skin,
Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
Location:
Tennessee.
In September 2003, three unidentified prisoners were infected with the Staphylococcus bacteria at the Silverdale ...
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