ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) gave Mission Hospital the deadline of Wednesday, Feb. 18, to put in place procedures to remove its ‘immediate jeopardy’ designation.
Surveyors returned to Mission Hospital last week to review procedures and processes outlined in the hospital’s enhanced plan of correction submitted to CMS.
CMS has given Mission Hospital until the end of July to work with an independent consultant to address the pattern of deficiencies identified during a January inspection relating to patient rights, nursing services and infection prevention and control…