USC University Hospital (PDF, New Window)1500 San Pablo St., Los Angeles 90033, Los Angeles County - The hospital failed to ensure the health and safety of a patient when laboratory test results were not communicated to other hospital personnel and providers. The failure resulted in the unnecessary amputation of a limb. Administrative penalty issued based on findings during a survey completed on 05/29/2009. Los Angeles Community Hospital Norwalk Campus (PDF, New Window)4081 E Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles 90023, Los Angeles County - The hospital did not follow its policies and procedures for on-going assessment and monitoring of its patients. This is the first administrative penalty being issued to the hospital. Administrative penalty issued based on findings during a survey completed on 05/21/2009. California Hospital Medical Center (PDF, New Window)1401 South Grand Ave., Los Angeles 90015, Los Angeles County - The hospital failed to implement their established policies and procedures for the safe and effective administration of medication. Administrative penalty issued based on findings during a survey completed 04/03/2009. Coast Plaza Doctors Hospital (PDF, New Window)13100 S Studebaker Rd., Norwalk 90650, Los Angles County - The hospital failed to ensure the health and safety of a patient when the hospital did not follow its surgical policy and procedure. This resulted in a patient having to undergo a second surgery to remove a retained foreign object. Administrative penalty issued based on finding during a survey completed on 01/30/2009. Marina Del Rey Hospital (PDF, New Window)4650 Lincoln Blvd. Marina Del Rey 90291, Los Angeles County - The hospital did not follow its policies and procedures for on-going assessment and monitoring of its patients. Administrative penalty issued based on findings during a survey completed on 08/14/2009. LAC/USC Medical Center (PDF, New Window)1200 North State St., Los Angeles 90033, Los Angeles County - The hospital failed to ensure the health and safety of a patient when the hospital did not follow its surgical policy and procedure. This resulted in a patient having to undergo a second surgery to remove a retained foreign object. Administrative penalty issued based on findings during a survey completed 08/13/2008. LAC/USC Medical Center (PDF, New Window)1200 North State Street, Los Angeles 90033, Los Angeles County - The hospital failed to provide adequate nursing staffing for a suicide watch and meet the needs of a patient. Administrative penalty issued based on finding during survey completed 6/11/2008. | Pomona Valley Medical Center (PDF, New Window)1798 North Garey Avenue, Pomona 91767, Los Angeles County - The hospital failed to develop and implement policies and procedures related to accountability for the distribution of controlled substances, and for their timely elimination from the supply available fro dispensing to patients. Administrative penalty issued based on finding during survey completed 3/20/2008. LAC/Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (PDF, New Window)1000 West Carson Street, Torrance 90509, Los Angeles County - The hospital failed to ensure the safety of patients when it failed to accurately label tissue specimens which led to unnecessary surgery for one patient and resulted in a delayed treatment of another patient. Administrative penalty issued based on finding during survey completed on 2/8/2008. LAC/Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (PDF, New Window)1000 West Carson Street, Torrance 90509, Los Angeles County - The hospital failed to provide for the health and safety of patients accessing treatment in the emergency department by not providing screening examinations and stabilizing medical care and treatment in a timely manner for two patients. Administrative penalty issued based on finding during survey completed 2/1/2008. Saint John's Health Center (PDF 2.2MB, New Window)1328 22nd St., Santa Monica 90404, Los Angles County - The hospital failed to ensure the health and safety of a patient when the hospital did not follow its surgical services policies and procedure. Administrative penalty issued based on findings during a survey completed on 12/29/2008. Cedars Sinai Medical Center (PDF, New Window) 8700 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles 90048, Los Angeles County - The hospital failed to develop and implement policies and procedures and adequately educate staff on the safe use of medications. Administrative penalty issued based on finding during survey completed on 11/27/2007 LAC/Harbor - UCLA Medical Center (PDF, New Window)1000 West Carson Street, Torrance 90509, Los Angeles County - The hospital failed to develop and implement policies and procedures for the safe use of self-administered medications, and failed to implement appropriate follow-up assessment processes. Administrative penalty issued based on finding during survey completed on 11/20/2007. LAC/Olive View - UCLA Medical Center (PDF, New Window)14445 Olive View Drive, Sylmar 91342, Los Angeles County - The hospital failed to develop and implement policies and procedures for accurate assessment, diagnostic review, and infection control, and for the maintenance of an integrated and specific patient medical record. Administrative penalty issued based on findings during a survey completed 11/02/2007. LAC/Olive View - UCLA Medical Center (PDF, New Window)14445 Olive View Drive, Sylmar 91342, Los Angeles County - The hospital failed to implement policies and procedures to ensure the availability of needed medications in order to minimize patients' adverse medical events. Administrative penalty issued based on finding during survey completed on 10/16/2007 |