Posted On: February 2, 2007
Reports by Oregon hospitals reveal 18 wronful deaths
Medical errors caused at least 18 deaths at Oregon hospitals last year, according to a draft state report. The Oregon Patient Safety Commission, created by the 2003 Legislature, began asking hospitals to voluntarily report so-called "adverse events" last spring. From May through December, 27 hospitals reported 53 adverse events - with about 60 percent causing serious harm to patients or death. Hospitals are not penalized for reporting medical errors and names of the hospitals that report events are not made public."
The Associated Press, OregonLive.com 1/28/07
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