The federal action means the hospital is no longer eligible for reimbursement for the costs of caring for Medicare patients. The county has warned that loss of the funding - about half the hospital's budget - would force King-Harbor to close.
The inspections? Carried out by these guys.
Nice to know they have at least one or two teeth left.
This facility is near me. It's a disgrace, to be blunt. I won't send my worst enemy there, and I wouldn't leave a dead cat in its waiting rooms. It's that bad.
Wiki has some more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Commission_on_Accreditation_of_Healthcare_Organizations
Not much, but it's a start.
The inspections? Carried out by these guys.
Nice to know they have at least one or two teeth left.
This facility is near me. It's a disgrace, to be blunt. I won't send my worst enemy there, and I wouldn't leave a dead cat in its waiting rooms. It's that bad.
Wiki has some more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Commission_on_Accreditation_of_Healthcare_Organizations
Not much, but it's a start.