The fines come under the title of 'administrative penalties.' They range from feeding tube to cardiac paging systems violations. One hospital was cited for having a patient undergo another surgery to retrieve something left inside him.
The following hospitals received penalties:
1.Chapman Medical Center, Orange, Orange County: The hospital failed to protect the patient from sexual misconduct. The penalty is $75,000. This is the hospital's second administrative penalty.
2.Chinese Hospital, San Francisco, San Francisco County: The hospital failed to implement its established policies and procedures for feeding tube insertion. The penalty is $50,000. This is the hospital's first administrative penalty.
3.Community Regional Medical Center, Fresno, Fresno County: The hospital failed to ensure the health and safety of a patient when it did not follow established policies and procedures for the safe and effective administration of medication. The penalty is $50,000. This is the hospital's first administrative penalty.
4.Kaiser Foundation Hospital – Oakland/Richmond, Oakland, Alameda County: The hospital failed to ensure the health and safety of a patient when it did not follow established policies and procedures relating to their cardiac paging system. The penalty is $75,000. This is the hospital's second administrative penalty.
5.Kaiser Foundation Hospital – San Diego, San Diego, San Diego County: The hospital failed to ensure the health and safety of a patient when it did not follow surgical policies and procedures. This resulted in a patient having to undergo a second surgery to remove a retained foreign object. The penalty is $50,000. This is the hospital's first administrative penalty.
6.Kaiser Foundation Hospital – San Francisco, San Francisco, San Francisco County: The hospital failed to ensure the health and safety of a patient when it did not follow surgical policies and procedures. This resulted in a patient having to undergo another surgery to remove a retained foreign object. The penalty is $75,000. This is the hospital's second administrative penalty.
7.Keck Hospital of USC, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County: The hospital failed to ensure the health and safety of a patient when it did not follow surgical policies and procedures. This resulted in a patient having to undergo a second surgery to remove a retained foreign object. The penalty is $75,000. This is the hospital's third administrative penalty.
8.Mad River Community Hospital, Arcata, Humboldt County: The hospital failed to ensure the health and safety of a patient when it did not follow surgical policies and procedures. This resulted in a patient having to undergo a second surgery to remove a retained foreign object. The penalty is $50,000. This is the hospital's first administrative penalty.
9.Motion Picture & Television Hospital, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles County: The hospital failed to ensure the health and safety of a patient when it did not follow surgical policies and procedures. This resulted in a patient having to undergo a second surgery to remove a retained foreign object. The penalty is $50,000. This is the hospital's first administrative penalty.
10.San Joaquin General Hospital, French Camp, San Joaquin County: The hospital failed to ensure the health and safety of a patient when it did not follow established policies and procedures relating to falls. The penalty is $25,000. This is the hospital's first administrative penalty.
11.Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, Santa Clara County: The hospital failed to ensure the health and safety of a patient when it did not provide ongoing assessment of a patient. The penalty is $75,000. This is the hospital's second administrative penalty.
12.Southwest Healthcare System, Murrieta, Riverside County: The hospital failed to ensure the health and safety of a patient when it did not follow policies and procedures to provide emergency measures to protect a patient. The penalty is $100,000. This is the hospital's eighth administrative penalty.
13.University of California, San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, San Diego County: The hospital failed to ensure the health and safety of a patient when the hospital did not provide considerate and respectful care. The penalty is $75,000. This is the hospital's fourth administrative penalty.
