Hospitals fined for violations
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 - 02:21
in Health & Medicine
State acts against facilities -- five in O.C. -- for incidents that placed patients in serious jeopardy. Eighteen California hospitals have been fined by the state for violating laws regarding quality care for patients, the state public health department announced Monday.
Read the whole article on LA Times - Health
More from LA Times - Health
Related
- New state health care scorecard finds wide differences in access, quality and cost across statesThu, 8 Oct 2009, 17:39:52 EDT
- Study analyzes 2006 California heat wave's substantial effect on morbidityWed, 25 Feb 2009, 11:24:05 EST
- Patients in US 5 times more likely to spend last days in ICU than patients in EnglandFri, 23 Oct 2009, 2:32:04 EDT
- Patients with GI bleeding admitted on the weekend have higher death rateSun, 1 Mar 2009, 11:14:56 EST
- A postcode lottery still exists for cancer patients with 'exceptional circumstances'Tue, 18 Nov 2008, 11:23:50 EST