Hospital accused of failing to conduct background checks, train staff

A patient who accused a nurse of sexually assaulting her is suing the hospital that hired the nurse. The female patient claims that Humble (Texas) Surgical Hospital did not perform adequate background checks on Kelly Joe Bunyard. She also claims the hospital did offer proper sexual misconduct prevention training to its staff. The hospital asked a county court to dismiss the case, but that request was denied. The hospital appealed that decision, which was upheld by a Texas appellate court. The case will head to trial later this month.

Source: Outpatient Surgery