State regulators who last week cited the Detroit Medical Center for lax training failed to find problems with dirty surgical instruments during an inspection last year — even as surgeons were complaining to hospital officials about them, records show.
“They have put up so many roadblocks and barriers to bringing medical negligence cases, there's almost economic immunity to doctors and hospitals,” said Frank Aiello, a Southfield malpractice attorney who is not involved in the Gregory case.
The investigation by the state Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs concluded that technicians in the Central Sterile Processing Department that services five Midtown hospitals aren't properly trained and don't work well with operating room personnel. The DMC has 60 days to submit a plan of correction.
See my original blog post and updates in the comments:
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Good luck with the cost cutting:
Detroit Medical Center will slash workforce under Tenet cost-cutting plan
Did they fix the instrument sterilization problems yet?