Tally of hospital mistakes, accidents

Posted By: Trudie Mason · 6/29/2012 9:43:00 AM

A review of mistakes and accidents at Quebec's hospitals, rehab institutions and long term care centres turned up 100 deaths in the six month period ending in March. 

There were more than 225-thousand problems logged, from falls to medication errors, some minor, some fatal. 

A report to be released today and obtained by La Presse shows more than half of the accidents and mistakes involved patients over the age of 75. 

The MUHC logged 17-hundred medication errors and 650 falls.  The CHUM reported 11-hundred medication mistakes and 930 falls.

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  1. mary elizabeth posted on 06/29/2012 02:03 PM
    So so sad. What can we do? Besides banging pots in the streets like those idiots. By the way, where are they now? I bet at home in the family pool or down south!!!!
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