In its investigations, the CDPH found various patient safety issues at the hospitals, such as:
- Improper discharge planning leading to a patient being abandoned on the side of the road waiting for a ride
- Allowing a patient’s family access to a device dispensing narcotics, which led to the patient receiving 19 doses in a short amount of time who then died nine days later
- Improperly supervising residents, allowing one resident to insert a feeding tube into a patient’s lung instead of the stomach, leading to the patient’s death
- Giving a patient a vaccine against physician orders, which resulted in a serious eye infection and blinding of the patient
The full list of hospitals, along with their penalty amount, is below. Find more information from the CDPH about each hospital’s infraction here.
1. Beverly Hospital (Montebello) — $50,000
2. John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital (Indio) — $100,000
3. Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Woodland Hills — $50,000
4. Loma Linda University Medical Center — $50,000
5. Mark Twain Medical Center (Escondido) — $50,000
6. Palomar Medical Center (Escondido) — $50,000
7. Rideout Memorial Hospital — $50,000
8. Southwest Healthcare (Murrieta) — $100,000
9. UCSF Medical Center (San Francisco) — $100,000
10. UC San Diego Medical Center — $100,000
Hospitals are required to provide a plan of correction to CDPH to prevent future incidents. They can appeal their penalty by requesting a hearing within 10 calendar days of the notification.
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