Last year, CMS identified a number of patient safety issues at the 35-bed facility, including broken sterilizing equipment and reports of a woman giving birth to a premature baby on a bathroom floor. The hospital subsequently closed its emergency room and submitted an action plan to CMS to address the deficiencies.
In February, CMS identified new violations at the Rosebud hospital and told the hospital its provider contract would be terminated March 16.
However, CMS granted an extension to explore a possible systems improvement agreement with the Indian Health Service. IHS has until April 29 to execute an improvement plan.
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