These 2 nurses must be held accountable for their mistake,and fired.It is a joke that they are now just suspended WITH pay.Also the Live Kidney Transplant Program must be re-opened immedietly.And staffed with more responsible nurses.
These 2 nurses must be fired and replaced with more resposible nurses,also the vital program must be started back up ASAP.
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An Ohio hospital has suspended its kidney transplant program after a nurse accidentally threw out a healthy kidney during surgery.
The University of Toledo Medical Center called the incident a rare accident.
The botched surgery happened earlier this month when a Toledo man had his kidney removed to donate to his sister, the Toledo Blade reported.
The donated organ was supposed to be immediately transferred to the waiting patient, but at some point it was tossed out with the medical waste.
It took about an hour to locate the discarded kidney, which was by then ruined, hospital officials said.
“In the process of transferring a kidney from a donor, a human error rendered the kidney unusable,” the hospital said.
Two operating-room staff nurses were suspended with pay following the incident. They were identified as Melanie Lemay and Judith Moore. Both have refused to comment.
It was unclear what happened to the woman awaiting the new kidney.
The university hospital voluntarily suspended its live kidney transplant program following the incident.
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