Event Brief
Report cites medication errors at Midtown surgery
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Filed: Aug 28, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET
Summary: A Tennessee Health Facilities Commission report says four patients at Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown were given the wrong medication during surgical procedures. The findings point to failures in the hospital’s medication handling and related processes, according to the state report.
WHO: Tennessee Health Facilities Commission; Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown
WHAT: State report cites failures after four surgical patients received the wrong medication.
WHEN: Aug 28, 2026 at 11:16 AM ET
WHERE: Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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