Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration says a hospital where a woman died after being forcibly removed has been cited for 10 deficiencies.
AHCA Secretary Elizabeth Dudek calls the deficiencies so egregious that Calhoun-Liberty Hospital will be fined and must submit correction plans by Feb. 19. She says if the Blountstown hospital doesn't correct the deficiencies by March 1, it will be suspended from Florida's Medicaid program.
On Dec. 21, 57-year old Barbara Dawson died of a blood clot in her lungs after collapsing in the hospital parking lot while being handcuffed. Dawson refused to leave the emergency room after complaining of shortness of breath.
The report states the hospital didn't follow its policies after Dawson complained.
In a statement, CEO Ruth Attaway says the hospital is committed to meeting the agency's deadline.
Florida Hospital in Forcible Removal Case Cited for Deficiencies
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