RIVERSIDE – (INT) – Healthcare workers are seeking a new state public health investigation after maggots were found on another patient’s body at Parkview Community Hospital, the second such incident reported there in a little more than a year.

The latest incident was disclosed Monday by the United Healthcare Union Members West.

In a letter to the California Department of Public Health, healthcare workers reported discovering maggots in a Parkview patient’s groin area on Aug. 13th. The incident was reported the same day to administrators at Parkview Community Hospital and documented in the patient’s medical records. The patient reportedly had been receiving care for a couple of weeks at the facility at the time the infestation was discovered.

In June 2015, healthcare workers notified state health officials after 50 maggots were observed in a Parkview patient’s mouth and nose, a report confirmed by the state public health agency in July 2015. In addition, employees at the hospital reported in April 2015 that maggots were found floating in the lentil soup being served in the hospital cafeteria.

Story Date: October 8, 2015