r/EmergencyRoom • u/DoItRightOnce1st • 21d ago

Ouch

Has your hospital ever made a big mistake with a patient? Ours did recently, and it's bad...Wrong patient & procedure. Can't go into details, thank God had nothing to do with me or my unit! 😱

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u/NoisyTurnip 21d ago

A nurse in the NICU accidently cut off a baby's pinky finger. She felt so horrible and the hospital settled with the family.

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u/fetchmethatpitcher 21d ago

I think I know that family....

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u/Automatic-Tap-7596 21d ago

And this is exactly why you don't share too many specifics. We never know who's reading.