3 Orange County hospitals among 14 fined by state for putting patients at risk
The California Department of Public Health has slapped 14 California hospitals, including three in Orange County, with penalties totaling $913,550 for failing to comply with licensing requirements, putting patients at risk of serious injury or death.
In Orange County, Anaheim Regional Medical Center faces $47,025 in fines, while South Coast Global Medical Center in Santa Ana was fined $50,000 and St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, $66,000.
According to CDPH documents, Anaheim Regional Medical Center failed to follow proper discharge procedures in the case of a woman in February 2015, who was nine weeks pregnant and was suffering from a ruptured ectopic pregnancy causing her fallopian tube to get torn.
After she was released, Anaheim resident Lisa Avila, a mother of seven children, suffered internal bleeding, required emergency surgery and treatment, and had to be placed on life support, officials said. She later died.
Read more: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/hospital-740352-patient-center.html
Other California hospitals facing penalties
College Hospital, Cerritos (separate fines of $50,000 and $75,000)
Garfield Medical Center, Monterey Park ($50,000)
Keck Hospital of USC, Los Angeles ($100,000)
Los Angeles Community Hospital, Los Angeles ($75,000)
Marian Regional Medical Center, Santa Maria ($28,500)
Pacifica Hospital of the Valley, Sun Valley ($75,000)
Scripps Mercy Hospital, San Diego ($100,000)
Southern California Hospital at Hollywood, Los Angeles ($50,000)
St. Mary Medical Center, Long Beach ($50,000)
Tri-City Medical Center, Oceanside ($47,025)
Valley Presbyterian Hospital, Van Nuys ($50,000)