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Medical Errors In Illinois
Illinois State Government, Jun 19, 2007
Astoria Gardens & Rehab Center, a 69-bed skilled and intermediate care facility located at 1008 E. Broadway, Astoria, has been fined $22,500 for failure to prevent a medication error when staff gave a resident ten times the amount of the ordered dose. Staff also failed to notify the resident’s doctor about the overdose. The resident died two days later. The facility has requested a hearing on the Department’s action.
Additionally, in Springfield Illinois:
Bloomington Rehab & Healthcare Center, a 78-bed skilled and intermediate care facility located at 1925 S. Main St., Bloomington, has been fined $10,000 for failure to activate the emergency medical response system. Staff found a resident unresponsive but did not honor an advance directive to resuscitate the resident, who died. The facility requested a hearing on the Department’s action.