Psychiatric hospital gets more time to correct deficiencies
2 years, 9 months ago

Psychiatric hospital gets more time to correct deficiencies

Associated Press  

— Montana’s state psychiatric hospital has more time to correct deficiencies that have resulted in patient deaths, the Montana State News Bureau reports. The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services initially gave the Montana State Hospital in Warm Springs until March 13 to meet certain conditions to remain eligible to receive federal reimbursement. Late last week, CMS wrote to hospital administrator Kyle Fouts saying it was extending the deadline, in part because there would be no place else to move some patients if the conditions couldn’t be met. Montana has chosen a contractor to take over executive management of all its health care facilities, including the state hospital, to provide feedback on how the facilities should be managed.

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State hospital administrator out after federal funding loss
2 years, 8 months ago

State hospital administrator out after federal funding loss

Associated Press  

— The administrator of Montana’s state psychiatric hospital is leaving his post amid the facility’s loss of Medicare and Medicaid funding for repeated failures to meet health and safety standards, the state health department said Thursday. Kyle Fouts, who has led the Montana State Hospital in Warm Springs since 2019, will begin work on May 9 as administrator at the …

Montana psych hospital loses payments after deaths, assault
2 years, 8 months ago

Montana psych hospital loses payments after deaths, assault

Associated Press  

— Federal officials say they’ll no longer pay for services at Montana’s state psychiatric hospital following staffing shortages and other problems that were blamed in patient deaths and a violent assault last month involving unsupervised patients. The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services notified Montana State Hospital administrator Kyle Fouts that after Tuesday it will end Medicare and Medicaid …

Patient assault draws new probe of Montana psych hospital
2 years, 8 months ago

Patient assault draws new probe of Montana psych hospital

Associated Press  

— Federal investigators visited Montana’s state psychiatric hospital for an inspection following an assault that reportedly left a patient with severe injuries. The female victim of last week’s assault by another patient was life-flighted to a Missoula hospital, the news outlet reported. Federal officials confirmed investigators visited the hospital on March 25 but declined to provide further details while the …

Psych hospital violations contribute to 4 patient deaths
2 years, 10 months ago

Psych hospital violations contribute to 4 patient deaths

Associated Press  

— Montana’s state psychiatric hospital has until March 13 to correct serious deficiencies in patient safety that likely contributed to the deaths of four patients, or face the loss of federal funding, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said. One patient died after repeated falls at the Montana State Hospital in Warm Springs while failure to contain a COVID-19 …

Montana psych hospital failed to properly investigate death
2 years, 11 months ago

Montana psych hospital failed to properly investigate death

Associated Press  

— Employees at Montana’s state psychiatric hospital failed to properly investigate the death of a patient who was reportedly told to go back to her room “and stop being dramatic,” after she told staff she was having trouble catching her breath, a federal report said. The unit was short a registered nurse and three direct care staff that night, the …

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