I am starting a series based on the Problems at Planned Parenthood website. Rachel MacNair and I, along with a series of interns, collaborated to research Planned Parenthood locations in various states.
We gathered information on failed health inspections, lawsuits, and 911 calls. We also cited negative reviews.
The site is a work in progress— it isn’t finished yet. But it already contains a wealth of information about nearly every Planned Parenthood center in the United States.
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Planned Parenthood of Glendale, Arizona, failed at least 6 inspections between 2015 and 2020. Here is a summary of the violations found:
Clinic Conditions
The facility used expired medications on patients. Some were two years past their expiration dates.
Staff failed to perform required spore tests on the autoclaves (machines used to sterilize instruments). This could lead to “a potential risk of cross-contamination and infection to their patients,” according to the report.
Staff failed to properly maintain, clean, and sterilize the autoclaves as per the manufacturer’s instructions. There was no documentation that the autoclaves were cleaned on a weekly or even monthly basis.
When blood dripped from a used speculum onto the floor, staff were observed wiping it up with paper towels and cleaning spray rather than using bleach and properly disinfecting the floor.
Hazardous chemicals weren’t properly labeled.
Staff didn’t properly clean and disinfect post-procedure specimen bottles.
Staff failed to clean and sanitize examination tables between patients.
According to the report, these omissions “have the potential for non-sterile instruments or non-disinfected supplies to be utilized on patients.”
There was no designated infection control person assigned to the infection control position, no one whose job is specifically to ensure that cleanliness and proper sterilization practices were followed.
There were multiple tears and punctures in the upholstered material of an examination table, exposing stuffing. This presents an infection risk as it makes the surface difficult or impossible to properly disinfect.
Staff
Three staff members had not received yearly TB tests, and the test of another was improperly conducted, rendering it invalid.
Two doctors weren’t certified in CPR. There was no documentation of present or past certification.
Privacy
A HIPAA (privacy) violation that occurred at the clinic wasn’t documented.
Incidents
A patient had an adverse reaction to sedation administered before a procedure. She suffered from severely low blood pressure. This wasn’t reported to the medical director or recorded in the procedure notes.
The RN who administered the sedation wasn’t licensed to do so.
When asked to show what protocols were in place for treating patients suffering severe hypotension (dangerously low blood pressure), the clinic was unable to provide any.
The facility also had no guidelines for what blood pressure measurements indicated severe hypotension.
According to the report, the center manager “verified, during an interview conducted on 2/13/15, that there are no established blood pressure parameters for severe hypotension, standing orders, and/or facility policy that identifies the care and treatment of a patient experiencing severe hypotension after adversely reacting to a medication provided for conscious sedation.”
Other
Fire and evacuation drills weren’t conducted every six months, as required.
Inspection Reports
Here are the PDFs of the inspection reports, which you can read in their entirety.
There may be other failed inspections, including more recent ones.
Read more about Planned Parenthood centers in Arizona.
LifeNews Note: Sarah Terzo covered the abortion issue for over 13 years as a professional journalist. In this capacity, she has written nearly a thousand articles about abortion and read over 850 books on the topic. She has been researching and writing about abortion since attending The College of New Jersey (class of 1997) where she minored in Women’s Studies. This article originally appeared on Sarah Terzo’s Substack. You can read more of her articles here.
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