The $53-million expansion of the emergency and delivery departments at Rancho Springs and the $37 million expansion of the ER and heart surgery unit at Inland Valley have sat unopened as state regulations considered revoking Southwest’s license after the hospitals received “dozens of citations and more than $300,000 in fines for patient care violations over the past several years,” according to the report.
Southwest was initially barred from opening the expansions. The health system, which is operated by Universal Health Services, has since reached an agreement with the Department of Public Health, to keep the system’s license.
Read the Press-Enterprise report on Southwest Healthcare System.
Read more coverage on Southwest Healthcare System:
– UHS’ Southwest Healthcare Gains Approval for New Hospital in California
