Community Regional Medical Center in downtown Fresno was recently fined almost $90,000 for wrongfully removing a Fallopian tube from a patient after a cesarean section birth, according to state records.
The surgeon and surgical staff failed to conduct the proper vetting process, leading to confusion and potentially affecting the 27-year-old mother’s ability to have more children, the California Department of Health said in its filing issued Feb. 14.
The surgical event also left the woman with sleep issues and her husband has suffered mental anguish and emotional distress, the filing said…