POCATELLO — Following an investigation into unclean surgical tools, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare found that multiple surgical patients nearly came in contact with tissue fragments left ...

After a whistle-blower complained of medical neglect, dirty surgical instruments and flies in an operating room at Manchester (N.H.) Veterans Affairs Medical Center, a VA report cleared the hospital ...

Detroit Medical Center has received federal approval for a corrective action plan in response to a surprise inspection in January in which Medicare hospital inspectors found dirty instruments, lack of ...

Northwestern Medical Center introduces a mobile central sterile unit to restore full surgical capacity. The unit will ensure ...

The Detroit Medical Center has spent $1.2 million since September to correct problems with dirty surgical instruments and has put multiple systems in place to ensure the safety of patients, hospital ...

The Army’s premier medical center in San Antonio should not be tainted by dirty surgical tools. A Level I trauma center such as BAMC should not be turning away some transfers from other area hospitals ...

Correction: This story has been updated to correct a quote from Eric Evans, the president of hospital operations for Tenet Healthcare Corp. The Detroit Medical Center’s problems with dirty surgical ...

DETROIT -- An official at the head of the Detroit Medical Center's investigation into its dirty surgical instruments fiasco reportedly questioned the capability of his staff to investigate the issue.

The Detroit Medical Center has spent $1.2 million to fix issues with dirty surgical instruments after a six-month investigation found flaws with the sterile surgical processing, The Detroit News ...

California health officials declared “immediate jeopardy” at UC San Diego Health-Hillcrest in March for at least the eighth time after officials discovered issues with how surgical equipment was ...

DENVER — A Denver doctor who nearly lost her life to a surgical site infection in 2016 sued Porter Adventist Hospital and its owner Centura Health on Wednesday, alleging the hospital “placed corporate ...

Patients whose surgeons unknowingly used instruments washed in hydraulic fluid instead of detergent held their first group meeting, sharing stories of delayed recoveries and distrust of their doctors.