Mission Hospital Faces 2nd 'Immediate Jeopardy' Citation

Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, faces another Immediate Jeopardy citation, marking the second such finding in two years. This severe penalty, issued by federal regulators, was due to preventable patient deaths, unsafe transport, misidentification, and harmful infection protocols. Despite submitting a corrective plan, the hospitals future funding remains at risk. Critics argue that HCA, the hospitals owner, exploits the communitys reliance on Mission, hindering necessary changes. Senator Julie Mayfield proposes a third-party administrator to enforce lasting improvements. DNN | The Daily News Now! The world’s first global local news network. Every city. Every story. AI powered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.