CMS investigators have arrived at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas to assess whether the problems that placed a patient in "immediate jeopardy" earlier this year have been fixed, according to a report by The Dallas Morning News.
In August, CMS issued the hospital an immediate jeopardy warning that involved "the care provided to a single patient." The case involved a homeless patient with multiple broken bones. Parkland providers decided to release the patient to a homeless shelter, despite the patient's objections. Hospital staff requested a police escort remove the patient from the hospital, according to the report.
"They have to demonstrate that the immediate serious threat has been removed, and we will decide whatever action we will take," said David Wright, deputy regional director of CMS to The Dallas Morning News.
The results of the investigation could determine the fate of the hospital's future funding. Last year, Parkland faced the same inspection for issues related to patient safety, and it passed the investigation and preserved its state and federal funding, according to the report.
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