Mission Hospital in Orange County, Calif., has postponed all elective surgeries after a cluster of reported infections, according to a Los Angeles Times report.
The hospital initiated a review process after four patients developed the same surgical site infection after undergoing orthopedic procedures in the same operating room, according to James Keany, the hospital's associate director of emergency services.
The hospital is closing 14 hospital rooms and suspending all elective surgeries at its Mission Viejo and Laguna Beach campuses out of an "abundance of caution," according to the report.
The Joint Commission conducted an onsite survey at the hospital where the four patients developed infections and determined there was an "immediate threat to health or safety to patients or the public," according to the report. The agency found no infections in the operating room in question, but did note high temperatures and humidity in some of the other rooms, Mr. Keany said in the report.
The Joint Commission issued a preliminary denial of accreditation to the hospital, which can be reviewed and appealed before denying accreditation.
Mission Hospital will continue to perform emergency procedures and will resume elective surgeries when it can "absolutely ensure patient safety," Mr. Keany said.
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