Hospitals in L.A., Orange counties are fined for putting patients at risk

More hospitals in southern California cited for not addressing patient issues and some resulted in death.  Modern technology can help track patient issues, but unfortunately with money and funds being scarce these days, much of the needed technology gets put on the back burner, items like devices that lend a helping hand to track patient status, and yet other issues are perhaps due to the increased patient load and hurrying to perform a procedure without checking all the notes ahead of time.  BD 

Thirteen hospitals, including five in Los Angeles and Orange counties, have been fined for placing patients at risk of serious injury or death, California health officials said Wednesday.
Two Los Angeles County public hospitals, Harbor-UCLA and Olive View-UCLA medical centers, received citations. The two, along with County-USC Medical Center, form the backbone of the county's health system.
Also fined were Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, Garden Grove Hospital and Medical Center and St. Joseph Hospital of Orange, Orange County's largest hospital.
It was the third time the California Department of Public Health has disciplined hospitals since a state law went into effect in 2007 granting the agency the authority to fine facilities for placing patients in serious jeopardy. Each fine was $25,000

Hospitals in L.A., Orange counties are fined for putting patients at risk - Los Angeles Times