Porter Hospital Reports No Medical Errors for Second Year in a Row

For the second year in a row, Porter Hospital reported no medical errors in 2008, as part of an annual report required by the Indiana State Department of Health.

Meanwhile, Memorial Hospital of South Bend, which is planning a new hospital in Valparaiso, reported one medical error in 2008, for a surgery performed on the wrong body part. In last year’s report, Memorial reported two errors.

The state Department of Health last week released the annual report of the Medical Error Reporting System (MERS), which includes reported events in calendar year 2008. Statewide, 105 medical errors were reported, with 99 events occurring at hospitals and six events occurring at ambulatory surgery centers. Last year, 101 errors were reported at hospitals and four at ambulatory surgery centers.

For at least the second year in a row, no errors were reported at the state’s nine abortion clinics or four birthing centers.
In the state report, Porter hospital reported no medical errors in its 13,676 inpatient discharges, 142,769 outpatient visits, and 21,076 procedures during the year.