Investigation Continues Into What Led To Lourdes Hospital Transplant Center Giving Wrong Patient Kidney Transplant
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CAMDEN, N.J. (CBS) -- South Jersey's Lourdes Hospital Transplant Center continues to investigate what led to a kidney transplant mix-up. Hospital officials discovered last week that they performed a successful kidney transplant on the wrong patient.
EXCLUSIVE: Lourdes Hospital Transplant Center Admits Giving Wrong Person Kidney Transplant
Surgeons operated on a 51-year-old who has the same name and similar age as the person with a higher priority. The intended patient also received a kidney in less than a week.
Virtua has not said what corrective actions they are taking, but patient advocated say making sure the right person is undergoing surgery is basic medical practice.
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