27Nov/076
You Never Told Me You Were Dyslexic
It seems that bad surgeries don't just happen in other countries.
Rhode Island Hospital has been fined $50,000 and reprimanded by the state Department of Health after its third instance this year of a doctor performing brain surgery in the wrong side of a patient's head.
Three strikes you're out, I guess.
The hospital is owned by Lifespan, a not-for-profit corporation. It serves as a teaching hospital for Brown University.
What are they teaching those kids?
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November 28th, 2007 - 14:34
actually I am terribly afraid of this happening. I took M to the doctors the other day to get her knee and foot x-rayed. I repeated several times “LEFT” knee and “RIGHT” foot, and the nurse still had to double check with me later.
November 28th, 2007 - 15:19
Just write it on her knee and foot with a sharpie, so there can be no mistake.
November 28th, 2007 - 17:14
You sure it wasn’t RIGHT knee and LEFT foot?
November 28th, 2007 - 17:51
Left eye and right elbow, what?
November 28th, 2007 - 19:49
More like LEFT your wallet RIGHT on my desk.
November 28th, 2007 - 19:52
Nooo, my LEFT and RIGHT eyes!!! WHY????