It also found that the hospital continued to perform heart surgeries for years after frontline workers raised safety concerns to their supervisions. The Times found that surgeons in the hospital’s Heart Institute made serious mistakes and their procedures went wrong in unusual ways. 29, its parent company, the Johns Hopkins Health System, said it had been notified of a potential fine and the violations had been corrected. The hospital did not respond to repeated requests for comment Friday.
“Parents should have the peace of mind when their children are admitted to a hospital that the facility, doctors and attending staff are providing the highest quality care.” “When deficient practices are identified we will act swiftly to hold the facilities we license and regulate accountable,” Agency for Health Care Administration Secretary Mary Mayhew said in a statement.
Petersburg hospital has suspended heart surgeries while it restructures the unit.
