During a 1989 inspection of Blue Coral Medical Center, health inspectors found:
–The clinic employees unlicensed non-nursing staff to monitor patients in the recovery room.
–Single use disposable equipment such as the suction tube used to remove the contents of the uterus during the abortion and plastic syringes used to give medication into the vein or into the muscle are reused.
–Biohazards waste material is not disposed of properly.
–Abortion suction machines were dirty, stained and the tubing contained residual matter from previously completed abortions.
–The facility failed to properly dispose of blood-covered needles and sharp instruments, which had been used to give medications.
–Dirty, used patient gowns were improperly discarded.
–A plastic shopping bag of these soiled used patient gowns was hanging from an oxygen tank.
–There was no soap found anywhere in the facility to allow staff and clients to wash their hands to prevent the spread of infection and cross contamination.
–Stirrups of procedure tables were padded with underpads and tape that was stained with what appeared to be blood.
–The clinic does not ensure patient confidentiality.
Findings of HRS September 25-26, 1989 Site Visit
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