California Fines Hospitals for Endangering Patients
Posted on May 28, 2011 4:35pm PDT
A dozen California hospitals have reportedly been fined by state regulators for endangering patients. According to reports, the hospitals were involved in putting health at risk and the death of three patients. The errors from 2008 to 2010 involved medication mistakes and operation mistakes where tools were left inside patients. The fines reportedly totaled $650,000.
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