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Hospital Error Leaves Patients Severely Injured | Nashville News
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Four patients suffered life-altering injuries after receiving potassium phosphate instead of anesthesia at Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown — a preventable error rooted in pharmacy failures, lack of pharmacist oversight, and a hospital culture of noncompliance. Despite multiple safety plans submitted by the hospital, regulators rejected them all, calling into question the institution’s ability to protect patients. Surgery teams were also criticized for delayed, ineffective responses, with some staff admitting they didn’t know how to act. One patient is paralyzed; others face severe neurological damage requiring rehab. The state is still waiting for a credible corrective plan — and the stakes couldn’t be higher.
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