From the AHAP blog: Portland hospital investigated after child?s clothing unexpectedly catches fire

January 01, 2026

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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Here is a story that will cause more than one hospital to take a look at its own policies and procedures:

Earlier this week an 11-year-old cancer survivor and patient of Doernbecher Children’s Hospital ran from her hospital room with the front of her tee-shirt on fire. The child, who will need skin grafts and burn treatment for her injuries, was at the hospital after hitting her head at school.

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