This was quite a listing, some of the hospitals I am familiar with and even Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach was fined for leaving a surgical instrument inside a patient, which required a second surgery to remove. Other issues were related to death due to an overmedication, a patient falling out of a wheelchair and dying from the incident, to allowing an unlicensed staff person to function as a licensed nurse.
RFIDs could certainly be of help to the sponge and instrument issues and are fairly inexpensive to put in action. BD 
Eighteen California hospitals have been fined by the state for violating laws regarding quality care for patients, the state public health department announced today. Most of the 18 hospitals are in Southern California, said Ken August, a spokesman for the California Department of Public Health. All hospitals in California are required to comply with state and federal laws to remain accredited. Today marks the fourth time the department has disciplined hospitals since a state law went into effect last year authorizing the agency to fine them for placing patients in serious jeopardy. Hospitals are fined $25,000 for each incident that "has caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury or death to patients," August said. The agency has issued 61 such penalties to 42 hospitals since the state law was enacted last year, including those announced today.
California fines 18 hospitals for violating healthcare regulations - Los Angeles Times
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