New Jersey hospital performs kidney transplant on wrong patient
By Admin | December 05, 2019
Camden, N.J.-based Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital performed a kidney transplant on the wrong patient Nov. 18, hospital officials confirmed to CBS 3 Philly.
The mix-up involved two patients who have the same name and are close in age. The 51-year-old patient who received the kidney was also on the transplant list, although ranked lower in priority.
For more information please read, New Jersey hospital performs kidney transplant on wrong patient, by Becker's Hospital Review.
