Updated: Thursday, 01 Jan 2009, 8:35 PM EST
Published : Thursday, 01 Jan 2009, 8:34 PM EST
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut regulators have disciplined Bristol Hospital after
state inspections revealed various violations.
In one case, a patient received 10 times the ordered dose of
a medication. In another instance, a man was severely burned in an
MRI machine.
Inspections also revealed problems in the hospital's handling
of patients' advance directives for care. One woman, suffering from
a heart attack and congestive heart failure, had told doctors she
wanted CPR and ventilation. Her status was later changed to
"comfort measures only" and she was removed from a ventilator and
died.
There's no evidence she agreed to the change.
The hospital has agreed to pay a $4,000 fine and make changes
to its policies and training. It did not acknowledge any
wrongdoing.