What This Story Is About
- The Tennessee Health Facilities Commission has released an 80-page report regarding four Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown patients receiving the wrong medication during surgical procedures.
Why It Matters
- The report says that four patients suffered adverse reactions after they were given the wrong medication during a surgical procedure. In one case, a woman’s family told WSMV4 that she was paralyzed as a result.
- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation confirmed it is investigating the incident at Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown that reportedly left four patients harmed.
For Context
- Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown reported on Aug. 21 that a medication error occurred in their pharmacy, and as a result, four joint replacement patients received potassium phosphate, instead of the intended anesthetic medication, mepivacaine.
Catch Up
- State health inspectors investigating Nashville hospital after patient harm reports. Here’s what we know
- Alleged drug mix-up at Ascension Saint Thomas in Nashville leaves 72-year-old woman paralyzed, family says
- Doctor weighs in on hospital medication mix-up investigation at Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown
Editor’s note: This article has been corrected to reflect that only four patients received the wrong medication during the incident at Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – The Tennessee Health Facilities Commission has released an 80-page report regarding four Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown patients receiving the wrong medication during surgical procedures.
The report comes from the Tennessee Health Facilities Commission, and it states that seven patients received surgical procedures when a medication error occurred in St. Thomas Midtown’s pharmacy. Four of the seven patients received the wrong medication during a surgical procedure and suffered “unexpected and progressive neurological, respiratory, and hemodynamic decline,” according to the report…