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Another wrong-site surgery at RI Hospital.
Freyer FJ. Providence Journal. October 24, 2009.

This news piece reports on a surgical error that occurred at a Rhode Island hospital. Several wrong-site surgeries have occurred at the hospital in the past, and the article discusses this incident in the context of challenges in safety improvement.
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