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4 Patients Injured After Drug Mix-Up at Ascension Hospital in Nashville

MedCity News ยท August 25, 2026

A pharmacy dispensing error at Ascension hospital in Nashville resulted in four patients receiving potassium phosphate instead of spinal anesthetic, with one patient paralyzed. The incident highlights critical failures in medication management systems and has triggered a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation probe.

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