BEND, Ore. (AP) - No criminal charges will be filed against an Oregon hospital after a patient died from being given the wrong medication.
The Bend Bulletin reports (https://bit.ly/2hEd4LV ) that 65-year-old Loretta Macpherson, a Sisters resident, died in December 2014 when a staff member at the St. Charles Bend hospital pharmacy filled an IV bag with a paralyzing agent instead of the requested anti-seizure drug.
St. Charles said the correct drug was entered in the hospital’s record system.
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The Deschutes County District Attorney’s office announced Monday that it won’t prosecute the case.
District Attorney John Hummel said in a news release that he decided not to initiate criminal charges after reviewing the facts and considering steps St. Charles took to prevent future mistakes.
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Information from: The Bulletin, https://www.bendbulletin.com
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