The Main Line Health hospital avoided a citation for a medication issue by fixing the problem before inspectors arrived.
PublishedState inspectors found Paoli Hospital had mismanaged anesthesia in a patient’s case in February, but did not cite the hospital because the problems were fixed before inspectors arrived.
The incident was one of two times inspectors visited the Chester County hospital to investigate potential safety problems between December 2023 and May.Feb. 14: Inspectors found the hospital had violated patient safety rules related to medical staff responsibilities, but that the issue had been corrected before the inspection. Since it was fixed, inspectors did not detail the problem, but did describe the steps the hospital took to address the Feb. 8 incident.
Apr. 16: Inspectors investigated a complaint but found the hospital was in compliance. Complaint details are not made public when inspectors determine it was unfounded.
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