Bone fragment stuck to surgical tool provided early clue to hospital’s cleaning woes

By John Ingold Officials at Porter Adventist Hospital first learned of possible trouble with its processes for cleaning surgical instruments as early as last April, when a doctor in the

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All Children’s Hospital never told state about surgical needle left in baby

By Kathleen McGrory, Neil Bedi Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital broke Florida law by failing to tell regulators about two serious medical errors, according to a state report. The report,

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