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Aug 24, 2026

Pharmacy error at Ascension Nashville hospital injures four joint replacement patients

Four patients at an Ascension hospital in Nashville were injected with potassium phosphate instead of spinal anesthetic due to a pharmacy mix-up, with one patient paralyzed and three others harmed.

Aug 24, 2026·2 sources
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  • ▪A pharmacy error occurred at Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, on August 14, 2026.
  • ▪The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation opened a criminal investigation into the Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown pharmacy error after receiving a referral from the Tennessee Health Facilities Commission.
  • ▪The 2019 RaDonda Vaught case remains a flashpoint among nurses regarding whether honest medication mistakes should carry criminal liability.

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