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Company: Public Health Trust of Miami-Dade County, Florida d/b/a Jackson Health System
Penalty: $50,000
Year: 2016
Date: September 12, 2016
Offense Group: healthcare-related offenses
Primary Offense: HHS civil monetary penalties
Violation Description: On September 12, 2016, Public Health Trust of Miami-Dade County, Florida d/b/a Jackson Health System (Jackson), in Miami, Florida, entered into a $50,000 settlement agreement with OIG. The settlement agreement resolved allegations that Jackson violated the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) when it failed to accept the appropriate transfer of a patient who required the specialized capabilities available at Jackson. OIG's investigation revealed that a hospital in the Virgin Islands (requesting hospital) contacted Jackson and requested to transfer a patient who had a life-threatening Type A Aortic Dissection with Thrombus, which required immediate cardiothoracic surgical intervention.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Health & Human Services Department Office of Inspector General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Florida
Facility City: Miami
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.