10:12 PM PDT on Friday, May 21, 2010
By LORA HINES
The Press-Enterprise
The ability of Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton to ensure high quality health care has been compromised by systemic problems involving critical areas, including patient rights and surgical services, according to federal investigation reports.
During a lengthy November inspection, regulators documented cases of patient abuse, improper sterilization of operating room and equipment and use of medicine as a patient restraint, according to a 200-page report issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.