Massachusetts’ New England Sinai Hospital Suspends New Admissions in Order to Address Patient Care Issues

New England Sinai Hospital in Stoughton, Mass., is suspending new patient admissions in order to train and educate staff after state public health officials found patient care problems, including improper treatment of wounds and not properly following infection control procedures, during a routine inspection, according to a report in the Boston Globe.

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New England Sinai, a long-term care hospital, has 21 days to correct the issues or risk losing its license, according to the report. Hospital officials decided closing the facility to new admissions would allow staff members to concentrate on providing care to existing patients and to attending training and meetings needed to address the problems.

The decision to close the hospital to new admissions was voluntary, according to the report.

Read the Globe’s report on New England Sinai Hospital.

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