Contracted Replacement Nurse at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Questioned After Fatal Medication Error

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An unnamed replacement nurse, hired on a five-day contract at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland, Calif., during a major nursing strike, is being investigated after a fatal medication error, according to a San Francisco Chronicle report.

Read the full report in Becker’s ASC Review on the Alta Bates Summit Medical Center medication error.

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