Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Surgeon Operates on Wrong Knee

Universal health care, yup!

"Surgeon operates on wrong knee

Officials at Heywood Hospital in Gardner say they are reviewing policies and procedures after a surgeon operated on the wrong knee of a patient who needed arthroscopic surgery. Daniel Moen, hospital president, apologized and said the hospital is committed to making sure such a mistake does not happen again. Neither the name of the orthopedic surgeon nor the patient was released. The hospital acknowledged responsibility for the error and did not bill the patient, who is not expected to experience any long-term problems (AP)."

See if you can stay out of the doctor's office if at all possible, Americans.