Four Hospitals Fined for Medical Errors
Posted on Aug 26, 2011 8:40pm PDT
Four hospitals in the Bay Area have reportedly been fined $50,000 each in regard to medical errors. According to reports, the hospitals were fined for various reasons that include a patient getting the wrong lens implanted in a cataract surgery. Another case involves a patient who was not monitored after suffering from atrial fibrillation.
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