What This Story Is About
- Ascension Saint Thomas said federal regulators validated its corrective measures following a medication error at its Midtown hospital and removed the facility’s Immediate Jeopardy status.
Why It Matters
- The status removal means Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown and West remain active participants in Medicare. The health system said its hospitals will remain open, operational and eligible for Medicare.
- Ascension said it will continue working with state and federal regulators, as well as an independent quality consultant, to verify its corrective actions and ongoing improvements.
For Context
- Four joint-replacement patients at Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown received potassium phosphate rather than the intended anesthetic, mepivacaine, on Aug. 14, according to the hospital. The medication error prompted state and federal scrutiny, with regulators warning earlier this month that the hospital’s Medicare agreement could be terminated if it did not correct the deficiencies.
Catch Up
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Federal regulators have removed the “Immediate Jeopardy” status issued to Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown following a medication error that affected four surgical patients, the health system said Wednesday.
Ascension Saint Thomas said the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) validated corrective measures implemented after the August error, allowing its hospitals to remain active participants in the Medicare program…