Hospital Fined for Leaving Sponge in Patient
Posted on Apr 26, 2010 6:00pm PDT
Scripps Mercy Hospital in Hillcrest, California has been fined $25,000 by the California Department of Public Health after they left a surgical sponge in a patient who had a hysterectomy in 2007. The patient had to undergo two additional surgeries to remove the sponge. The hospital will also have to now implement a plan of correction to prevent similar incidents in the future.
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