Hospice patient in Red Wing died after being given morphine by mistake

05/31/24 at 03:30 AM

Hospice patient in Red Wing died after being given morphine by mistake
Bring Me the News (MN); by Tommy Wiita; 5/29/24
A hospice patient at a Red Wing assisted living facility suffering a diabetic emergency died after being given morphine by mistake. A Minnesota Department of Health State Rapid Response Investigative Report found that the allegation of neglect against the Mayo Clinic Hospice at 906 College Way was substantiated as the staff member "failed to provide timely care, monitoring, and safe medication administration services. The report says the staff member provided five times the resident's prescribed dose of morphine "in error" and didn't provide interventions when the resident was having a seizure and had a critically low blood sugar of 29.

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