Category Archives: Hospital

Woman on 911 tape: Demi Moore ‘convulsing’ after ‘smoking something’

By doris | Published: January 28, 2012

Full Story at CNN.com Los Angeles (CNN) — A woman called 911 soliciting help for actress Demi Moore, whom she said was “convulsing” and “burning up” after “smoking something,” according to a recording of the call obtained Friday from the Los Angeles Fire Department. The star of “Ghost,” “A Few Good Men,” “G.I. Jane” and [...]

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Hospital must pay Garth Brooks $1 million

By doris | Published: January 25, 2012

Full Story at Entertainment.msnbc.com An Oklahoma hospital in Garth Brooks’ hometown must pay $1 million to the country singer because it failed to build a women’s health center in honor of his late mother, jurors ruled Tuesday evening. Jurors ruled that the hospital must return a $500,000 donation to Brooks plus pay him $500,000 in [...]

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Singer Etta James dies at 73

By doris | Published: January 22, 2012

Full Story at Entertainment.msnbc.com Etta James’ performance of the enduring classic “At Last” was the embodiment of refined soul: Angelic-sounding strings harkened the arrival of her passionate yet measured vocals as she sang tenderly about a love finally realized after a long and patient wait. In real life, little about James was as genteel as [...]

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Brooks chokes up testifying about hospital gift

By doris | Published: January 21, 2012

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com CLAREMORE, Okla. (AP) — Country singer Garth Brooks told jurors Friday that he believed he had a “done deal” to honor his late mother with a women’s health center in his Oklahoma hometown, and said he still doesn’t understand how he received nothing for a $500,000 gift. Brooks is suing Integris [...]

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Heather Locklear taken to Calif. hospital

By doris | Published: January 13, 2012

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Heather Locklear was taken to a Southern California hospital for precautionary reasons Thursday after an emergency call was made from her home, authorities said. Paramedics and sheriff’s deputies responded Thursday afternoon to Locklear’s home in Westlake Village, which is 35 miles northwest of Los Angeles. Locklear [...]

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Singer, actress Kaye Stevens dies in Florida

By doris | Published: January 1, 2012

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com THE VILLAGES, Fla. (AP) — Singer and actress Kaye Stevens, who performed with the Rat Pack and was a frequent guest on Johnny Carson’s “The Tonight Show,” has died at a central Florida hospital. She was 79. Close friend Gerry Schweitzer confirmed that Stevens died Wednesday at the Villages Hospital north [...]

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Marie Osmond released from hospital

By doris | Published: October 29, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com Marie Osmond had a scare Wednesday night, and not of the Halloween variety. The singer was rushed to the hospital following her and brother Donny Osmond’s variety show at the Flamingo Las Vegas, her rep confirmed to E! News. Marie knew something was up when her voice started to give out [...]

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Loretta Lynn out of hospital, recovering at home

By doris | Published: October 24, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Loretta Lynn is out of the hospital and resting at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. A statement Monday from Loretta Lynn Enterprises says the country music icon has been treated for bacterial pneumonia. The 76-year-old was forced to cancel a show in Ashland, Ky., on Saturday because [...]

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Police seize ‘Cash Cab’ after pedestrian killed

By doris | Published: August 3, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com VANCOUVER, B.C. — Investigators are examining the taxi from the Canadian edition of the TV show “Cash Cab” to see whether it had a mechanical defect that may have contributed to a fatal pedestrian accident, police said Tuesday. A member of the show’s technical crew was driving the vehicle back to [...]

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Schwarzenegger son hurt in Malibu surf mishap

By doris | Published: July 22, 2011

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com LOS ANGELES (AP) — The youngest son of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver is recovering in a hospital after a body-boarding accident at a Malibu beach. A family statement issued Friday says Christopher Schwarzenegger “is a brave boy and is expected to make a full recovery.” The statement called it “a [...]

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