Hospitals are meant to help people when they have any health issues. They are trusted to provide care and have the best interest of their patients. And yet, even in these supposed safe havens, accidents do occur. Although, to the public, it is portrayed to be an uncommon phenomena, it is speculated that malpractice may be more prevalent than previously thought. In a recent case a baby born to the Melton family from the Tenessee area had a surgery performed when it should have not been performed. The doctor had surgery done on the wrong baby, baby Nate who was completely healthy could potentionally suffer from difficulty in speech and eating after having the bottom of his tongue clipped. A situation like this is a concern to many people, it makes the public feel some sort of terror to think that doctors who are supposed to know what they are doing are making mistakes like this. Doctors in clinics and hospitals are supposed to take care of patients not harmed them. Hospitals are meant so we could be treated and be taken care of, but it seems like even in the one place where we should be feeling save we are not. The doctor who is involved in this problem admitted it was his mistake and apologize, but the thing is that an innocent baby was involved in a surgical procedure when he shouldn't have been. Nashville News Channel 5 interviewed the parents of baby Nate recently after the surgery and we're not able to go back to the hospital to continue they're coverage due to hospital privacy laws. Nashville news were not the only news coverage who published an article regarding this situation CNN, Fox News and many others have had access to this incident.. The public is aware of what happened in this hospital and frightens and makes it there be a question to why things like this could possibly happen.
http://www.newschannel5.com/news/mother-of-newborn-says-hospital-performed-surgery-on-her-healthy-baby