The hospitals were fined $25,000 for each violation.
The 11 hospitals that were fined were Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Berkeley, Coast Plaza Doctors Hospital in Norwalk, Kindred Hospital in Ontario, Loma Linda (Calif.) University Medical Center, Los Angeles County/University of Southern California, Mendocino Coast District Hospital in Fort Bragg, Redwood Memorial Hospital in Fortuna, Saint John’s Hospital and Health Center in Santa Monica, Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center in Chula Vista, Tri-City Hospital District in Oceanside and USC University Hospital in Los Angeles.
Violations included failure to follow the hospital’s surgical policy and procedure; failure to ensure a patient’s health and safety by having inappropriately trained staff providing nursing care; failure to follow fall safety prevention policies and procedures; and failure to communicate a patient’s laboratory test results to hospital personnel and providers.
Earlier this month, 12 additional hospitals were fined for similar violations.
Read the release about the 11 California hospitals fined for patient safety violations.
