ASHEVILLE – Mission Hospital submitted a plan to correct serious deficiencies identified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, meeting a critical deadline provided by the federal government.
Mission Hospital spokesperson Nancy Lindell told the Citizen Times in a Feb. 7 statement that the hospital met the deadline.
CMS informed Mission Hospital Chief Executive Officer Chad Patrick that conditions at the hospital created an “immediate jeopardy” situation in a Feb. 1 letter. It is the most serious deficiency regulators can assign.
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According to the federal government, Mission is not in compliance with regulations regarding its governing body, patients’ rights, quality assessment and performance improvement, nursing, laboratory and emergency services. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services identified these deficiencies in a Dec. 9 survey.
CMS required Mission to submit a plan for correcting the specific deficiencies cited in the report by Feb. 6, known as a “Plan of Correction.” According to the letter to Patrick, an acceptable plan must include: