What This Story Is About
- Federal regulators warned Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown that its Medicare provider agreement could be terminated after an investigation found “immediate-jeopardy conditions” tied to a medication error that harmed four surgical patients.
Why It Matters
- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said the hospital must correct deficiencies in its governing body, pharmaceutical services and surgical services by September 18 or risk losing its Medicare agreement.
- State surveyors will conduct a follow-up inspection to determine whether the risk to patients has been removed at the hospital.
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Catch Up
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown could lose its Medicare provider agreement later this month unless it corrects patient-safety failures identified after four patients were given the wrong medication during surgery…