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Laguna Honda says CMS terminated participation; city mobilizes to regain certification
Summary
Laguna Honda Hospital told the San Francisco Health Commission that a sequence of state survey revisits after self-reported incidents led CMS to terminate its Medicare/Medicaid participation agreement. Hospital leadership said the facility has corrected key issues and will pursue recertification with city support; the process may take six months to a year.
Michael Phillips, chief executive of Laguna Honda Hospital, told the San Francisco Health Commission on April 19 that the hospital's participation agreement with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services was terminated after state revisits found deficiencies following a self-reported incident.
"Laguna Honda is not going anywhere," Phillips said, adding that the hospital will continue to provide care and that the Department of Public Health (DPH) is making resources available to support a comprehensive plan to regain certification. Phillips traced the regulatory sequence to two self-reported, non-fatal overdoses in…
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