Parkview Community Hospital in Riverside, Calif., has been accused of several health violations, including maggots being found in cafeteria food and a patient’s nose, according to an article on the Los Angeles Times website.
Healthcare workers with SEIU-UHW filed a complaint with the California Department of Public Health that alleged the hospital is operating in unsafe and unsanitary conditions.
The union said an employee found maggots in lentil soup served to staff and patients in the hospital cafeteria in April. Maggots were also found in a patient’s mouth and nose, the union said. A worker in the hospital’s intensive care unit was performing oral care on the patient when the maggots were found.
Hospital spokesman David Silver said the allegations were false, and a public health investigation “will show that.”
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