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Laguna Honda says it has submitted 500 milestones; DPH asks CMS to extend pause on involuntary transfers
Summary
San Francisco Department of Public Health told the Health Commission on May 16 that Laguna Honda Hospital has submitted all 500 action-plan milestones required under a settlement with CMS and CDPH and has formally asked CMS to extend its pause on involuntary resident discharges beyond May 19. Public commenters urged officials to withhold transfers until recertification is complete.
Baljit Sangha, presenting on behalf of Laguna Honda, told the San Francisco Health Commission on May 16 that the hospital has submitted all 500 milestones in its action plan intended to secure recertification by state and federal regulators.
"An extension would allow us the time needed to recertify without having to transfer anyone," Sangha said, summarizing the departments formal request to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for a pause on involuntary discharges beyond the current deadline.
The update traced the settlement and monitoring timeline the hospital is working under. Sangha said the city and County of San Francisco signed a settlement and systems agreement with CMS and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) on Nov. 10, 2022, and that the agreement included payments to the city through Nov. 13, 2023. He said CMS agreed to pause involuntary discharges and transfers through at least May 19, 2023, and that DPH has asked CMS, in…
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