Violations included an improperly inserted catheter, a ventilator that wasn't turned on and operative tools left hand inside patients after operations.
The fines made public Monday stem from investigations by the California Department of Public Health.
The hospitals were fined $25,000 for each violation � the latest of dozens of penalties the state has issued in recent age to more than 40 hospitals.
"The number of penalties will decrease and the quality of care volition dramatically better as hospitals take action to better," said Kathleen Billingsley, music director of the health department's Center for Healthcare Quality. "The entire intent of these fines is to improve the overall quality of care in California."
The report elaborate a death at a La Mesa hospital in which a worker failed to turn on a ventilator for a patient role who was being transferred. Another patient in Los Alamitos died after falling from a wheelchair with no seat belt on, and a Santa Ana hospital lost a patient from a medication overdose.
At Doctors Medical Center in San Pablo, a registered nurse improperly inserted a catheter into a patient's neck vein on Sept. 1, and the patient role died as a result of an air bubble from the tube. The report plant the nurse had not completed a required anatomy class or the hospital's training on protocol.
Defending himself in the report, the unidentified male nurse told investigators, "I am the pro of the hospital. The other nurses call me to put in IVs that they cannot get in."
A message seeking comment from the medical center was not returned Monday.
In early cases, patients had surgical instruments or sponges left inside their bodies during surgery, requiring a second surgery to retrieve the items. The report likewise found some patients experienced surgical cognisance during their procedures due to unconventional anesthesia.
The country has issued 61 such penalties to 42 hospitals, Billingsley said.
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