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Another wrong-site surgery reported at Rhode Island Hospital

October 27, 2009 — 1:06pm ET | By Wendy Johnson
A wrong-site surgery that occurred at Rhode Island Hospital Oct. 22 is its fifth such botched case since 2007. Timothy Babineau, president of the Providence-based hospital, said an orthopedic surgeon... Read more...

CA hospitals disclose more than 1000 medical harm cases

June 30, 2008 — 10:18am ET | By Anne Zieger
California hospitals have made their first official disclosures of never events occurring in their facilities, a step required under a state law enacted in 2006. The disclosures, which cover the... Read more...