Failure to train, comply with, and ensure infection control standards. During observed pre-op and during a procedure, hand hygiene was not consistently performed by multiple staff. Staff was observed putting glove on only one hand after not performing hand hygiene and providing patient care. Staff was observed discarding gloves and replacing gloves without ever using […]
Expired Medications. Failure to adopt, follow, and or periodically review health and safety protocols. Failure to ensure all supplies were within the manufacturer’s directions for safe use. Synthetic sutures were found that had expired in 1996. Expired for 21 years. Multiple expired meds. Caplets of medication were found in cups with no identification labels, no […]
Facility failed to ensure that it kept and labeled medications in a proper and safe manner. On a desktop that everyone in the clinic had access to, ten 50ml syringes with clear liquid filled to 20ml line were found. There was clear tape labeled “lido” but no fill date, expiration date, name, initials, or title […]
Expired medications and supplies. Crash cart was stocked with out of date medications. (Repeated deficiency) Failure to adopt, follow, and or periodically review health and safety protocols. Failure to ensure staff are properly trained. Failure to maintain required equipment. Mechanical suction machine, defibrillator, autoclave, and other emergency machines showed no evidence of ever being inspected […]
Failure to train, comply with, and insure infection control standards. Failure to adopt, follow, and or periodically review health and safety protocols. (Repeated deficiencies) Failure to ensure staff are properly trained. Expired medications and supplies. Meds on emergency carts were out of date (some expired by three years!) Failure to properly label and store medications. […]
Expired medications and supplies. Crash cart was stocked with out of date medications. (Repeated deficiencies) Failure to adopt, follow, and or periodically review health and safety protocols. Failure to ensure staff are properly trained. Failure to maintain required equipment. Mechanical suction machine showed no evidence of ever being inspected or routinely maintained. Failed to provide […]
Failure to document job descriptions for LPN, surgery assistant, and sonogram tech, “hand holders” and other staff Unlicensed, unqualified, untrained staff providing patient care. Failure to ensure patients, family, or representatives are informed of their right to report complaints, neglect, and fraud. Facility failed to display clinic license so that patients could see it. Clinic […]
Facility failed to ensure an evaluation was conducted prior to administration of anesthesia. Failure to ensure maximum recommended dose of Lidocaine was not exceeded when administering a paracervical block, for eight out of 10 records reviewed. Patients displayed effects of administering too much Lidocaine. (Repeated deficiency) Facility failed to determine if patients received more than […]
Failure to ensure emergency equipment was available for immediate use for inhalation and suctioning. There were no supplies stocked in the clinic for patient use if the breathing machine was needed. Failure to purchase and maintain proper medical equipment. Failure to ensure staff are properly trained. Unlicensed/unqualified/untrained staff providing patient care. Expired medications and supplies. […]
Failure to comply with building standards. No hands free handwashing sink in facility. Failure to adopt/follow/ and or periodically review health and safety protocols. Repeated deficiency. Failure to ensure staff are properly trained. Expired medications and supplies. Repeated deficiency. Failure to ensure a safe and sanitary environment. Medical supplies were left open and damaged still […]
