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Conn. hospital disciplined

Regulators discipline Bristol Hospital

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.
 

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