Hospital Sends Wrong Baby Home
A hospital in North Dakota sent the wrong baby home with a new mother. When I read this, I was stunned. When I had my daughter, they immediately placed a bracelet with an electronic tracking device on her, and then placed a similar bracelet on me. Whenever they brought her into the room after taking her away for tests, they checked our bracelets to make sure we belonged together. I can’t imagine missing the important bonding time with my newborn because of a mix-up like this.
“Officials at Williston’s Mercy Medical Center are investigating how the wrong baby was given to a mother who was discharged this past Saturday.
The incident happened around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, said Mercy Chief Financial Officer Kerry Monson, who was the administrator on call this past weekend. Monson said the mistake was discovered by staff and “as soon they recognized it, it was addressed.” (read more)
As soon as they recognized it? What if they never had recognized a problem?! They should be 100% positive that their protocol is mistake proof!
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