Clinic That Treated Joan Rivers Ignored Deteriorating Vital Signs, NY Regulators Say
Clinic That Treated Joan Rivers Ignored Deteriorating Vital Signs, NY Regulators Say
The outpatient clinic where Joan Rivers underwent a routine, but ultimately fatal procedure, has been cited for many deficiencies by New York state regulators.
The doctors at Manhattan’s Yorkville Endocscopy “failed to identify deteriorating vital signs and provide timely intervention during the procedure on Aug. 28,” as Rivers lay dying from a lack of oxygen to the brain , the New York Department of Health and Human Services has determined.
The violations include: not obtaining the patient’s consent for a procedure, mistakes in administering the anesthesia Propofol, failing to take Rivers’ weight, allowing an unauthorized doctor to perform a procedure at the facility and violating the patient’s privacy by taking a cell phone photograph during surgery.
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