WINNEBAGO, Neb. (AP) - Winnebago Hospital officials have submitted a plan to correct deficiencies noted by a federal agency that reviewed the death of a hospital patient.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid says the Indian Health Service hospital failed to meet the needs of the patient, who was admitted for respiratory problems and died three days later last month.
The agency warned the hospital to fix problems that posed a “serious threat to the health and safety of patients.”
The agency said in an April 29 letter to the hospital that it could lose Medicare and Medicaid funding if it didn’t solve the problems identified in the case review.
An agency spokeswoman says the hospital submitted an acceptable plan to the agency’s regional office in Kansas City, Missouri.
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