Hospital gets €16k fine after baby overdose mishap

A LOS Angeles hospital was fined $25,000 (€16,200) by state health regulators for giving overdoses of a blood thinner to three babies, including the newborn twins of actor Dennis Quaid.

The California Department of Public Health have cited Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre and 10 other hospitals for violations that caused or were “likely to cause serious injury or death to patients”.

Cedars spokesman Richard Elbaum said the hospital has cooperated with state investigators and intends to pay the fine.