California Fines Bakersfield Nursing Facility $100,000
The state Department of Public Health announced Thursday that it has fined Bakersfield Health Center $100,000 -- the largest fine possible -- for not addressing adverse medication interactions that resulted in the death of a patient.
- "Nursing Facility Assessed Stiffest Fine Possible in Patient's Death" (Hagedorn, Bakersfield Californian, 7/17).