NCH Healthcare System, based in Naples, Fla., has been deemed an "immediate jeopardy" twice by state regulators last year, according to a Naples News report.
The first citation stems from an investigation that was initiated after a patient's death in October. According to the report, a patient at Marco Healthcare Center had to wait more than an hour for an NCH-operated ambulance to transport him to another facility. The patient later died. Following the investigation, state regulators concluded the hospital violated federal standards for emergency services and governance, according to the report.
The immediate jeopardy status was issued in October. NCH later submitted a corrective action plan, and the status was lifted. Both CMS and The Joint Commission were notified of the October inspection.
Two months later, state regulators conducted a full Medicare inspection at the hospital and found the organization was not in compliance to several patient safety standards, including infection control, governance and quality performance, according to the report.
Following the inspection, state regulators cited NCH as an immediate jeopardy in December, but that status was lifted the next day when the system demonstrated it remedied the problems at both its hospitals.
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The first citation stems from an investigation that was initiated after a patient's death in October. According to the report, a patient at Marco Healthcare Center had to wait more than an hour for an NCH-operated ambulance to transport him to another facility. The patient later died. Following the investigation, state regulators concluded the hospital violated federal standards for emergency services and governance, according to the report.
The immediate jeopardy status was issued in October. NCH later submitted a corrective action plan, and the status was lifted. Both CMS and The Joint Commission were notified of the October inspection.
Two months later, state regulators conducted a full Medicare inspection at the hospital and found the organization was not in compliance to several patient safety standards, including infection control, governance and quality performance, according to the report.
Following the inspection, state regulators cited NCH as an immediate jeopardy in December, but that status was lifted the next day when the system demonstrated it remedied the problems at both its hospitals.
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