Four patients getting routine joint replacement surgeries at a hospital inNashvilleallegedly 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 Tennessee Bureau of Investigation confirmed to Fox News Digital Saturday that it is investigating the incident after receiving information Friday from the Tennessee Healthcare Facilities Commission.

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\"The joint replacement went wonderful. Her knee is great. The rest of her is not,\" Kristina Dorton told WKRN-TV, saying her mother-in-law was left paralyzed. \"It was supposed to be the anesthetic. It was supposed to be bupivacaine, and it was potassium, and we don’t know what quantity.\"

Dorton said her mother-in-law has no feeling from her breastbone down.

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\"We don’t knowwhat recovery looks likeor if there is recovery,\" she said.

The other three patients reportedly suffered serious complications from the mix-up, with CBS News reporting that a second patient is paralyzed.

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According to WSMV, Dr. Shubhada Jagasia, president and CEO of the hospital, released a statement earlier this week.

\"Our hearts are with the four patients and their families impacted by this event,\" Jagasia said. \"On behalf of our leadership and care teams, I am deeply sorry for the harm caused to our patients.

\"We have met directly with each of the families to express our deep support, connected them with spiritual care teams and ensured they have access to all appropriate resources and ongoing care needed.

\"Providing safe, high-quality care is at the core of everything we do, and any gap in meeting that standard receives our immediate, uncompromising attention. The day of the event, we self-reported to state regulators and launched a thorough investigation. We identified the cause and have implemented corrective safeguards.\"

She added that the hospital’s clinical teams are actively using enhanced safety protocols to \"ensure the highest level of safety at Midtown.\"

But Dorton told WKRN the treatment to help her mother-in-law recover isn’t working.

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\"This is life-changing. You don’t come out of this without some type of life-altering, catastrophic deficit,\" she said, adding that their family is hoping someone, somewhere will know how to help her mother-in-law.

\"Time is of the essence here for recovery,\" she added.

Fox News Digital has reached out to the hospital for comment.

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Multiple patients went into cardiac arrest after a ‘pharmacy error’ led to a dangerous drug mix-up.

Two patients are paralyzed, and one is on a ventilator at Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital after they were given the wrong medication prior to surgery.

The four patients were reportedly given potassium instead of an anesthetic. The dangerous mix-up happened at the hospital’s in-house pharmacy.

Too much potassium administered too quickly can stop a person’s heart, CBS reported.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigations is now involved in the case.

The hospital said they were “sorry” for injecting the patients with too much potassium.

“Our hearts remain entirely with the four patients and families impacted by the recent event at Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown,” the hospital said. “On behalf of our leadership and care teams, we extend our deepest apologies for the harm caused.”

WZTVreported:

Ascension Saint Thomas is revealing new details about a medication error at its Midtown hospital that harmed four joint replacement patients, saying the patients mistakenly received potassium phosphate instead of an anesthetic medication.
The hospital said the error happened Friday, Aug. 14, inside the pharmacy at Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown.
According to a statement released Friday, the four patients were supposed to receive mepivacaine, an anesthetic medication. Instead, the hospital said they received potassium phosphate.
“The four patients experienced adverse health reactions and received immediate medical care,” the hospital said.
Ascension Saint Thomas said a comprehensive review confirmed no other patients were affected.
The new information comes after FOX 17 News spoke with the family of 72-year-old Glenda Dorton, who said she went to Saint Thomas Midtown on Aug. 14 for a routine knee replacement and was one of the patients impacted.

More on this story from CBS Evening News:

Multiple patients at a Nashville hospital are paralyzed after staff accidentally gave them the wrong drugs.
The hospital says they are “sorry” after injecting potassium chloride into the spines of people getting routine joint replacement surgeries.
Hospital staff noticed…pic.twitter.com/ZvzDgx2cdN
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg)August 22, 2026

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\"\" — Nashville patients paralyzed after drug mx up

Nationwide anger continues to simmer over a shocking medical error that permanently ruined the lives of several people at a Nashville hospital earlier this week, as the hospital’s CEO is now in the spotlight.

As The Gateway Punditreported, Multiple patients went into cardiac arrest after a ‘pharmacy error’ led to a dangerous drug mix-up at Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital. They were given the wrong medication before surgery.

The four patients were reportedly given potassium instead of an anesthetic. The dangerous mix-up happened at the hospital’s in-house pharmacy.

As CBS notes, too much potassium administered too quickly can stop a person’s heart.

The hospital later said they were “sorry” for injecting the patients with too much potassium. But nobody is in the mood for accepting the apology.

Users on social media quickly discovered that the President and CEO of Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital is an Indian native, Dr.Shubhada Jagasia. She earned her Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery in Mumbai, India.

Under Jagasia’s leadership, Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital wasnamedas one of the 10 best hospitals in Tennessee by U.S. News and World Report.

But Americans remained fixated on her Indian education, suggesting that the error occurred in part because Jagasia lacked credible educational qualifications. There is no evidence of this.

Most medical schools in America have higher standards than those in India.

“Dr. Shubhada Jagasia, hospital president and CEO”
In Nashville lol…what are we doing here?
— BaneApu (@BaneApu)August 22, 2026

Never put an Indian in charge of your hospital unless you want 3rd world results.https://t.co/Lw4kfImEgt
— Sour Patch Mom ن (@sourpatchlyds)August 22, 2026

And the Drs name is wait for it. Doctor Shubhada Jagasia American as Apple pie probably with a Fake degree from India.
— Matt Young (@MattYoung5214)August 22, 2026

Should be held accountable.
The lady running the hospital is Dr. Shubhada Jagasia. Earned her MBBS/MD from Seth G.S. Medical College in Mumbai.pic.twitter.com/GKM8IdtgZ6
— ꧁Bartimus-EH꧂ (@Bartimus_Bart)August 22, 2026

It’s so outrageous I wonder if deliberate?
Head of hospital Dr. Shubhada Jagasia Earned her medical degree from Seth G.S. Medical College in Mumbai, curious of her take?
— marmalade (@marmala41348661)August 22, 2026

I’m so grateful that Dr Jagasia blessed us to immigrate to the US and run one of our major hospitals because there are no native born Americans who could have done the job…
— TheVesuvian (@TheVesuvian)August 18, 2026

Imagine going into a hospital for a knee replacement and never walking out. That’s exactly what happened to Glenda Dorton – instead of being administered the correct anesthesia, she was given potassium and is now paralyzed from the chest down.
The hospital CEO was born and…https://t.co/x02byOnSe1 pic.twitter.com/8pKRyIGzG3
— Nick Plumb (@PlumbNick)August 20, 2026

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