:quality(70)/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-cmg.s3.amazonaws.com/public/6YBY3AQUJG4XEHUWXEXV7UFTLA.png)
PUYALLUP, Wash. — Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup said Sunday it is canceling more than 140 elective surgeries this week after discovering flecks of plastic on some surgical trays.
KIRO 7 reached out to a spokesperson who said sometime last week, the hospital noticed the plastic after the trays left the sterilization processing system.
The spokesperson said the hospital is testing to figure out where the plastic is coming from and is investigating multiple possible causes.
The hospital will continue to perform emergency surgeries and said they have enough sterile trays for those prodecedures.
The hospital said safety is a top priority and has no reason to believe there's been any risk to patients.
More news from KIRO 7
- NFL issues suspensions, fines for Browns-Steelers brawl
- Brian Herrien and Jake Fromm pray for injured photographer at halftime
- Police investigating home invasion robbery, shooting in Tacoma
- New bus service offering rides for as low as $10 from Spokane to Seattle
- Do you have an investigative story tip? Send us an email at investigate@kiro7.com
Cox Media Group
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/H7GLHQYKV5DFXE2QDJFIDAJJSY.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/UPY6RRNCRBEWZMIOX7ZAKYE5XI.jpeg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/O4ONB5LQ7RED5OCLYWDEXDO4NU.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/MUMNN3JDYFHC3PB3LTBSQV6O64.jpeg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/M5EF4DQYGJC4BCVSPRD2M345YM.png)