Pontiac General Hospital is in jeopardy after announcing plans to fire more than 240 staff members as a result of losing Medicare funds. CBS News Detroit reports that the institution’s failure to comply with Medicare’s conditions of participation is the reason for the funding termination. The hospital insists it expects the layoffs to be temporary because financing expires on Sunday.
The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will stop paying the hospital for Medicare patients next Sunday, according to reports. Pontiac General will have to start firing around 250 employees in the next weeks due to the severity of the problem. According to the aWXYZ investigation, a significant accusation of “noncompliance” related to patient rights abuses prompted some of the layoff decisions. Patient Rights, Medical Staff, Nursing Services, Pharmaceutical Services, and Infection Prevention, Control, and Antibiotic Stewardship were among the departments where problems were found throughout the inquiry.
According to state-filed WARN warnings, the first round of layoffs, which would impact 186 employees, is scheduled to take place on November 29. Between December 6 and December 20, a second round of layoffs is anticipated to take place, which might affect an additional 68 workers. The hospital stated in a statement that Becker’s Hospital Review was able to receive that it thought the funding exclusion would end sooner rather than later. Pontiac General does not anticipate that the entire facility would be shut down or that the layoffs will be permanent.
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