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- An Ohio hospital transplanted a kidney into the wrong patient on July 2.
- An investigation is underway at University Hospitals in Cleveland following the incident.
- Two people were placed on administrative leave while the hospital investigates how the mixup occurred.
An investigation at an Ohio hospital is underway after a kidney was transplanted into the wrong patient on July 2.
Fortunately, the patient who received the kidney was compatible with the organ and should not face any of the ordinary side effects stemming from the kidney itself. The patient who was due to receive the kidney prior to the indiscretion is now waiting again for another kidney.
University Hospitals in Cleveland apologized on Monday for the mistake and announced two people were placed on administrative leave while the hospital investigates how the mixup occurred.
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“We have offered our sincerest apologies to these patients and their families,” hospital spokesperson George Stamatis told The Associated Press. “We recognize they entrusted us with their care. The situation is entirely inconsistent with our commitment to helping patients return to health and live life to the fullest.”
The United Network for Organ Sharing, which oversees the transplant system in the United States, has been notified.
Cleveland.com reported that University Hospitals in Cleveland had already performed 95 kidney transplants this year.
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