Colorado hospital suspends operations for week after inspectors find hundreds of instruments covered in ‘dried blood and tissue’

Colorado hospital suspends operations for week after inspectors find hundreds of instruments covered in ‘dried blood and tissue’

State inspectors have revealed that a week of non-emergency operations at the University of Colorado Hospital UCHealth was halted after dozens of contaminated surgical instruments stained with dried blood and tissue were found around the facility. In July, inspectors revealed a huge amount of uncleaned tools, so the hospital has been closed since July 16. … Read more