Four things to know:
1. A 24-year-old man was shot twice by a man he reportedly knew outside the hospital on Feb. 4. The individual was taken to the hospital’s shock trauma center in critical condition. The medical center declined to update The Baltimore Sun on the patient’s health status. Police have not revealed the identity of the individual who was shot, but have said the person is a University of Maryland School of Medicine employee.
2. Hospital officials confirmed The Joint Commission’s request in the following statement to the publication:
“We can confirm that the Joint Commission has contacted the University of Maryland Medical Center Downtown campus in regards to the tragic shooting that occurred on February 4 on a public city street and not on the hospital property. An internal UMMC review of the incident is underway, after which we will provide a detailed clarification and analysis to the Joint Commission for their review.”
3. The Joint Commission typically asks hospitals to provide a review after a sentinel event takes place within or near the hospital. Sentinel events are unexpected occurrences unrelated to a patient’s illness that result in death or serious injury. Criminal acts that resulted in death or serious harm were the eighth most common type of sentinel event across 30 categories reported to The Joint Commission in 2017, according to the report.
4. Baltimore police said the critically injured person was in a relationship with the shooting suspect, Jamar Haughton, 26, according to charging documents obtained by the publication.
To access the full report, click here.
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