Hospital Administrative Penalties for San Mateo County

Penalties Issued in 2013

San Mateo Medical Center
222 W 39th Ave, San Mateo, CA, 94403, San Mateo County - The hospital failed to ensure the health and safety of patient(s). Information specific to the incident resulting in the issuance of this administrative penalty cannot be released pursuant to Section 5328.15 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. This is the hospital’s first administrative penalty. The penalty is assessed at $50,000.

Penalties Issued in 2012

Kaiser Foundation Hospital (PDF)
1200 El Camino Real, South San Francisco 94080 – The hospital failed to ensure the health and safety of a patient when it did not follow surgical policies and procedures. This resulted in a patient having to undergo a second surgery to remove a retained foreign object. The penalty is $75,000. This is the hospital’s second administrative penalty.

Menlo Park Surgical Hospital (PDF)
570 Willow Road, Menlo Park 94025 - The hospital failed to ensure the health and safety of a patient when it did not follow established surgical policies and procedures. The penalty is $50,000. This is the hospital’s first administrative penalty.

Penalties Issued in 2011

Mills-Peninsula Medical Center
1501 Trousdale Drive, Burlingame, 94010, San Mateo County - The hospital failed to ensure the health and safety of a patient when it did not follow its surgical policies and procedures. This is the first administrative penalty issued to the hospital. The penalty is $50,000.