Maryland General
September 2004
After a second Congressional Hearing revealed further problems with the inspection process, the "deemed providers" of accreditation are recalibrating their inspections. Still the question remains: Was the scandal at Maryland General Hospital a case of a "few bad apples" or is just the tip of the iceberg?
August 2004
One of the most dramatic revelations of the Maryland General Hospital scandal was the failure of inspections to uncover the problems in the lab. How did the inspections fail, and can new inspection regimes solve this?
July 2004
There are two questions that all laboratory professionals are asking (or should be) about the scandal at Maryland General Hospital: How could it get this bad? and How could it take so long to discover the problem? Dr. Westgard and Sten Westgard try to answer those questions, and pose an even more important question: Are there more Maryland Generals out there?
June 2004
For those of you who weren't able to follow the scandal at Maryland General Hospital, or have never heard of it - here's a recap of the laboratory deficiencies, errors, and catastrophes - plus details on the congressional hearings on this issue.
May 2004
Dr. Westgard comments on the reports involving Maryland General Hospital and laboratory errors. The first in a series of articles on this story.