Nashville hospital medication error leaves at least 1 patient paralyzed after routine surgery, 3 others hurt

Four patients getting routine joint replacement surgeries at a hospital in Nashville allegedly had the wrong drug injected into their spines, leaving at least one woman paralyzed, according to her family.

Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown in Nashville on Friday acknowledged a "medication error" in its pharmacy that led to the patients being injected with potassium phosphate instead of a regular anesthetic and experiencing "adverse health reactions," according to multiple reports.

The...