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Laguna Honda surveyors arrive as commissioners face public criticism about decertification and oversight
Summary
Health Department officials said surveyors arrived April 15 to validate Laguna Honda's plans of correction; public commenters pressed the commission about past mismanagement, calling for criminal referrals and transparency about incident reports while the commission approved minutes and a consent calendar by voice vote.
San Francisco Department of Public Health officials told the Health Commission on April 16 that surveyors from state and federal agencies arrived at Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center on April 15 to review plans of correction submitted earlier this year, a step DPH said is required before a full Medicare recertification can be granted.
"We eagerly await direction from the California Department of Public Health and CMS on next steps toward a full CMS recertification," Director Colfax said, describing submitted plans of correction for fire/life-safety and health-monitoring elements and noting the department expects a revisit survey and written findings before…
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