The Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center has stopped all surgical procedures involving reusable instruments while staff tries to figure out why an unidentified residue has been appearing on sterilized equipment.
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State inspectors looking into Mission Hospital found such serious deficiencies in care that the hospital risks losing Medicare and Medicaid funding. Meanwhile, in Philadelphia, a patient reportedly waited four days for treatment for a broken wrist, earning an "unacceptable delay" citation from inspectors.