Archives by Tag 'Error'
Hospital Transplants Kidney into Wrong Patient
By Marc J. Bern - Last updated: Thursday, February 17, 2011
Doctors at a California hospital transplanted a kidney into the wrong patient last month, reports the Los Angeles Times. According to the article, USC University Hospital in Los Angeles, CA shut down its kidney transplant program on January 29 after realizing a hospital error caused doctors to transplant a donor kidney into the wrong patient. [...]
Pharmacy Error Gives Pregnant Woman Abortion Drug Instead of Antibiotic
By Marc J. Bern - Last updated: Tuesday, February 8, 2011
A Colorado pharmacy mistakenly gave a pregnant woman the wrong drug, placing the life of her unborn child at risk, reports the Denver Post. Mareena Silva, 19, went to the Safeway pharmacy in Fort Lupton, CO to pick up a prescription for antibiotics. The pharmacy mixed up Silva’s prescription with that of another woman with [...]
