CMS has decided not to terminate East China Township, Mich.-based St. John River District Hospital's Medicare contract, according to the Detroit Free Press.
In an April 14 letter to St. John River District Hospital, CMS said it had discovered serious deficiencies at the facility that "constitute an immediate threat to patient health and safety." In an attachment to the letter, CMS said the hospital had failed to properly monitor a suicidal patient and follow procedures and policies for suicide prevention. CMS said the hospital would lose its Medicare funding May 7 unless corrections were made at the facility.
CMS conducted a revisit survey of St. John River District on April 28 and found the hospital was in compliance with Medicare requirements.
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