Northside Hospital FL problems: March 2010

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Name: feminist writer - Robin Shwedo

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Monday, March 01, 2010

Letter

This is what I received shortly after the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) investigated the hospital, less than two weeks after P__'s death. Yes, I have covered my name and address, along with the CCR# which IDs the complaint.

The line that I find particularly interesting is the lone-line paragraph a little over half-way down the page: "There were violations of State and Federal Regulations identified relative to the allegations and deficiencies were cited."

Labels: Agency for Health Care Administration, AHCA, HCA Northside, HCA Northside Hospital, Northside Hospital - Florida, Northside Hospital - St. Petersburg, Northside Hospital (Tampa Bay)