Last year, CMS identified a number of patient safety issues at the 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.
However, the hospital’s Medicare funding is once again at issue, as new violations have been identified. Although he couldn’t discuss specific problems, CMS Denver Regional Office spokesman Mike Fierberg told the Rapid City Journal a new corrective action plan is being negotiated.
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