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UPDATE: NEW SURVEY REVEALS ADDITIONAL FINDINGS AT JAMESTOWN REGIONAL
By IH Staff - June 4, 2019
JAMESTOWN — The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced last week that it is terminating its provider agreement with Jamestown Regional Medical Center, effective June 12.
That development means that, beginning next week, the hospital will not be reimbursed by the federal government for services provided to patients with Medicare or Medicaid coverage.
Should the announced termination be finalized, it would likely mean the Jamestown hospital would ultimately close. Especially in rural areas, Medicare and Medicaid patients make up the bulk of those treated by hospitals.
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The announcement, made by CMS on Wednesday, May 29, came on the heels of a statement by Rennova, Jamestown Regional’s parent company, that it had no intention of closing the facility.
Rennova spokesperson Sebastien Sainsbury told the Cookeville Herald-Citizen in a statement on May 23 that issues at the Jamestown hospital were being “immediately rectified” and that the hospital was “on the rebound.”
Sainsbury said that reports of the hospital’s pending closure were “rumors that have gotten out of proportion.”
Still, CMS’s Wednesday announcement did not come as a surprise. The agency has had an open case involving Jamestown Regional since a state survey team found several deficiencies involving unpaid vendors and suspended services in February.
Wednesday’s announcement was the latest, and most ominous, announcement in what has been a turbulent period for Jamestown Regional. The Rennova-owned facility was apparently just hours away from closing on May 16, before ultimately deciding to stay open on a “day-to-day” basis.
The explanation given for the near-closure was that CMS had given the hospital an ultimatum to close its doors or be forced to close. The Independent Herald questioned that explanation, noting that CMS, as a licensing agency, does to have the authority to close hospitals. Several days later, a CMS spokesperson confirmed to the IH that “CMS does not shutter the doors of hospitals,” adding, “That’s solely a business decision made by the medical center.”
CMS public affairs officer April Worthington told the IH at the time that the Jamestown hospital was the subject of an ongoing CMS case, a sign that the agency might ultimately terminate the hospital’s Medicare provider agreement. “It’s important to note that most hospitals take the necessary steps to correct deficiencies prior to termination,” she said.
While the IH confirmed that the near-closure of the Jamestown hospital on May 16 was not due to a CMS ultimatum, it did come on the original date given by CMS — after its February survey at the hospital — that the Medicare provider agreement might be terminated. However, CMS protocol requires that a public notice be issued two weeks before the t termination is actually finalized.
“We continue to work with the hospital’s leadership to address its noncompliance with Medicare Certificate of Participation,” a CMS spokesperson said in a statement at that time. However, when regional ambulance services were informed two weeks ago that they they could no longer deliver patients to the hospital due to a lack of supplies in the ER, it became apparent that the hospital’s fate with CMS was sealed.
That formal termination notice came Wednesday. Officially, CMS will terminate its agreement with the hospital because of a lack of a governing body — all of the hospital’s board members apparently resigned in protest — and the hospital’s failure to make quality assurance performance improvements.
As the IH reported previously, the February survey found that the hospital owed $2.9 million to vendors. While payment plans had been put into place to keep some vendors on board, a follow-up survey found in April that other vendors had terminated their contracts with the hospital, resulting in a loss of services.
A follow-up survey by CMS on May 14 found that Jamestown Regional’s debt to vendors had swelled to $4.1 million.
That survey by inspectors from the Tennessee Department of Health confirmed prior media reports — first by the Fentress Courier — that electrical power had been cut to Jamestown Regional’s purchasing department and clinic offices for three days until Volunteer Electric was paid $33,201.50.
It also confirmed media reports that two Fentress County physicians had removed themselves from the hospital’s medical staff and were no longer admitting patients to the facility. While the physicians were not named by the survey team, one told inspectors that he had attempted to admit a patient at the hospital and was told that there were not enough nurses on staff to admit another patient, which would have been the 13th patient. Jamestown Regional is an 85-bed hospital.
New information revealed by the survey included allegations by six different employees that Rennova was withholding social security taxes from paychecks as required by law but not paying those taxes to the Internal Revenue Service. Administrators at the hospital told inspectors that Jamestown Regional had filed its quarterly taxes with the IRS but had not made payments, but was to have met with the IRS later in the month to work out a payment plan.
The hospital’s interim CEO told inspectors that Rennova had applied for a $30 million loan to pay off all debts at the Jamestown hospital and at Rennova-owned facilities in Oneida and Jellico. The loan was pending approval by underwriters, the administrator said.
Jamestown Regional administrators were not immediately available for comment after Wednesday’s announcement by CMS. In most cases, however, a Medicare license termination is a hospital’s death knell.
The federal WARN Act would require Jamestown Regional to provide a 60-day layoff notice to employees before closing.
Should the Jamestown hospital close, it would mark a rapid decline for a facility that was once seen as one of the most stable medical centers in rural Tennessee. Florida-based Rennova purchased the hospital in early 2018, just months after opening Big South Fork Medical Center in Oneida. It later acquired Jellico Community Hospital.
While the Oneida and Jellico hospitals have also been posting financial losses, local sources have repeatedly said that Big South Fork Medical Center will not be impacted by whatever ultimately happens at Jamestown Regional. Indeed, state inspectors working on behalf of CMS have been to the Oneida facility, the IH previously reported, and apparently did not find deficiencies.
http://ihoneida.com/2019/06/04/update-new-survey-reveals-additional-findings-at-jamestown-regional/
[Video (3:27):Jamestown hospital owner owes debts, unpaid taxes, lacks cash on hand
(WBIR - Published on May 23, 2019)
[FWIW]: PAYROLL DELAYED AT BIG SOUTH FORK MEDICAL CENTER
By IH Staff - June 3, 2019
Employees at Big South Fork Medical Center did not receive their paychecks on Friday, as scheduled.
An internal email, obtained by the Independent Herald, was distributed to BSFMC employees at about 5:30 p.m. on Friday, informing them that paychecks would not be released until after 5 p.m. on Monday, “due to issues with receipt and transfer of funds to our local bank account.”
A separate email, sent Monday evening, said that payroll would be delayed until late in the day on Tuesday.
BSFMC employees are paid biweekly.
Friday’s development came two days after BSFMC’s sister hospital, Jamestown Regional Medical Center, was informed by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that its Medicare provider agreement was being terminated due to that hospital’s ongoing financial woes.
While there have been reports of unpaid vendors at the Oneida hospital, sources inside the facility have said that BSFMC will not be impacted by the troubles at Jamestown Regional.
However, employees already nervous about the goings-on at Jamestown took the delayed payroll as a sign of the first chinks in the armor at the Oneida facility.
“We haven’t received any kind of statement about Jamestown or the happenings there,” said one employee who spoke to the IH on condition of anonymity. “I felt like they owed us an explanation or reassurance at least. We’ve been short on supplies and things, too. We’ve lost vendors due to nonpayment. It’s been a very scary few months.”
Multiple BSFMC employees who spoke to the IH on the same condition of anonymity said that their Social Security withholdings have not been paid to the IRS. That has also been an issue at Jamestown Regional, as revealed by a CMS survey that was conducted last month.
“I had heard rumors about (Social Security withholdings not being paid) a few weeks ago,” said an employee who wished to remain anonymous, adding that they had checked and none of their Social Security withholdings have been paid to the IRS since 2017.
Another employee reported similar findings.
At Jamestown Regional, six employees told CMS surveyors that their Social Security withholdings had not been paid to the IRS. Administrators told the survey team that quarterly tax returns had been filed on time though payments had not been made, and a payment plan was being worked out with the IRS.
Separately, the IH learned that recent rumors of stroke victims being diverted from BSFMC due to a lack of key medication that is often referred to as “clot-busting drugs” were unsubstantiated.
“We’ve never ran out of medications,” said an employee who spoke to the IH. “We’ve never been on diversion and we’ve always had what we needed to get the job done. I hope that never happens. Our community desperately needs our hospital to make it.”
http://ihoneida.com/2019/06/03/payroll-delayed-at-big-south-fork-medical-center/
And when he does release them, you can bet they won't have been audited.
Benwahsauce: Curious to see your thoughts about my most recent post.
Feds will cut off rural Tennessee hospital that is too broke to keep the lights on
Brett Kelman, Nashville Tennessean Published 7:28 p.m. CT May 29, 2019 | Updated 7:45 p.m. CT May 29, 2019
Federal authorities announced Wednesday they are ending Medicare and Medicaid payments to a rural Tennessee hospital that has become so woefully broke that it cannot pay its employees, its vendors or even keep the lights on.
Portions of the hospital lost power last month because a $33,000 electricity bill had not been paid. Federal officials also allege the hospital has withheld taxes from employees' paychecks but then kept the money instead of paying it to the government.
Jamestown Regional Medical Center, an 85-bed facility that is the only hospital in Fentress County, will be terminated from government reimbursement programs on June 12, according to an announcement from the Centers of Medicaid and Medicare Services.
Reimbursement is a major funding source for any hospitals, so termination is likely a death knell for a hospital that was already in a desperate situation. Earlier this month, the Tennessean reported the hospital had reported net losses of more than $4.7 million over the past three years and identified the hospital as one of the 15 most struggling facilities in the state. In the weeks that followed, WBIR News in Knoxville reported that the hospital was low on supplies and no longer admitting ambulance patients.
Massive debt, taxes not paid
But a new federal investigation report, released Wednesday, show that finances were even worse behind the scenes.
According to the report, Jamestown Regional Medical Center owed more than $4 million to more than 200 vendors as of earlier this month. In addition to the unpaid electric bill, the hospital owed hundreds of thousands of dollars to emergency room doctors, a clinical services company and even its own billing vendor. The hospital was also making weekly payments to a blood bank to pay off a $15,000 debt.
At least one doctor recently quit the hospital because he felt the lack of staff, supplies and equipment were “unsafe,” the report states.
The investigation report also states that at least five employees told investigators they had discovered that income taxes or Social Security funds were withheld from their paychecks but never deposited with the government. One employee said her Social Security payments had not been made in three years.
Calls to the hospital administration were not immediately returned.
The trouble at this hospital are just the latest in a worsening crisis in Tennessee's rural hospitals. As health care has become more expensive and health insurance lags, many rural hospitals have been unable to pay their bills, creating health care deserts in poor, far-flung towns where residents are often the most vulnerable. Ten rural hospitals have closed in recent years and at least 15 more hospitals, mostly small and rural, have lost money three years in a row.
Brett Kelman is the health care reporter for The Tennessean. He can be reached at 615-259-8287 or at brett.kelman@tennessean.com. Follow him on Twitter at @brettkelman.
https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/health/2019/05/29/jamestown-regional-medical-center-fentress-county-medicare-medicaid/1280160001/?fbclid=IwAR3m_UQp_jEuQCIBIFZ5I_bn2Rt3hCee6ICwRA_Y35Ffj9fPmemCrYbA2aw
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BUT WAIT -- THERE'S MORE!!!
https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Provider-Enrollment-and-Certification/SurveyCertificationGenInfo/Downloads/Termination-Notice-Tennessee-Jamestown-Regional-Medical-Center-05-29-2019.pdf
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Atlanta Regional Office
61 Forsyth Street, SW, Suite 4T20
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8909
PUBLIC NOTICE FOR INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION OF
MEDICARE /MEDICAID PROVIDER AGREEMENT
Notice is hereby given that effective June 12, 2019, the agreement between
Jamestown Regional Medical Center, 436 Central Avenue West, Jamestown,
Tennessee 38556, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, as provider of
Hospital Services in the Health Insurance for the Aged and Disabled Program
(Medicare) is to be terminated. Jamestown Regional Medical Center does not meet
the following conditions of participation:
42 CFR 482.12 Governing Body
42 CFR 482.21 Quality Assurance Performance Improvement
The Medicare program will not make payment for hospital services to patients who are
admitted on or after June 12, 2019. For patients admitted prior to June 12, 2019, payment
may continue to be made for up to 30 days for services furnished on or after June 12,
2019.
Linda D. Smith
Associate Regional Administrator
Division of Survey and Certification
See? That's what I'm saying. And there's other stuff that hasn't made the news.
Yes. You are right. From now on I will continue to only post what has been publicly reported.
I knew going in that there would be those who would doubt my credibility and/or motives. But whatever. I can deal with it. And as I say, I have no financial interest at all in Rennova. I'm only interested in it because I know people who work in one/some of the hospitals. So I hear stuff.
Just passing it on because what I hear is outrageous, although I promised that I would not be specific about the details so as to protect my friends' positions.
But que sera, sera.
Think what you want, my friend. But there is a difference between legal restrictions and personal promises made.
I take the latter even more seriously. Hope I'm wrong -- both for your sake and for those I know who work there - and that you make a killing with this stock. We'll see.
I know many facts that are have not been publicly reported, but I am restricted from sharing anything that is not public. I am neither an employee nor a shareholder, and I have no personal financial interest in RNVA at whatsoever.
But I know people who work at one of their hospitals, and I know that things are way worse than what is being reported.
Take it for what it's worth, or don't. No skin off my food waste exit.
[More good news. NOT.]: JRMC runs out of supplies
(Wednesday, May 22, 2019)
Jamestown Regional Medical Center isn't accepting new patients.
Rennova, owners of JRMC, put the hospital on diversion, according to Fentress County Executive Jimmy Johnson.
Johnson said that means ambulances can bring patients to the JRMC emergency room, but the doctor there evaluates the patient and sends them on to another facility.
Johnson said he spoke to Rennova owner Seamus Lagan and acting CEO Dr. Angel Giraldez Tuesday. They told him the hospital didn't have enough supplies to treat patients.
Both Lagan and Giraldez told Johnson they were attempting to get JRMC restocked, but didn't know how long it would take.
Johnson said they told him JRMC would have an ER doctor, a radiologist, lab tech and front desk receptionist while on diversion.
Johnson said the county's hands are tied.
"It's a private owned business. They can run it how they want to to a certain point. It's a wait and see thing," Johnson said. "I hope they get their financial situation settled down."
Running out of supplies isn't the first bit of financial trouble for the facility. Last week, JRMC was nearly closed by the federal government because Rennova allegedly hadn't paid taxes.
Company officials sent a check to the IRS with hours to spare. At that time, Johnson said he had been told JRMC would be open on a "day to day" basis.
Rennova corporate secretary and public relations officer Sebastien Sainsbury responded to repeated email questions by saying he was traveling, and the hospital wouldn't be closing. He didn't respond to requests for more information.
Wednesday, Johnson said the employees can't comment and aren't at fault.
They've been told by Rennova not to make any comments to the media or anyone else regarding the hospital's situation.
"They love this hospital, and they want to help people," Johnson said. "When your paycheck bounces, and you come to work the next day, it's because you're coming back to help."
Johnson said hospital staff paychecks had bounced in the past.
"I think this is a tragedy," Johnson said.
http://herald-citizen.com/stories/jrmc-runs-out-of-supplies,35063?
UPDATE (Not good): AMBULANCES TOLD NOT TO TRANSPORT TO JAMESTOWN REGIONAL By IH Staff - May 21, 2019
JAMESTOWN — As the saga at Jamestown Regional Medical Center continues to unfold, EMS services around the region were told Tuesday not to deliver patients to the hospital's emergency room.
The Independent Herald confirmed that the hospital's ER informed ambulance services in neighboring communities — including Scott County — on Tuesday that it could not accept patients. Reportedly, the reason is a lack of supplies to treat patients.
The latest comes five days after Jamestown Regional was within hours of closing. On Thursday, the hospital was preparing to close, though it ultimately remained open on a "day-to-day" basis.
The stated reason behind Thursday's planned closure, according to Fentress County leaders who said they spoke to executives of Rennova Health, the hospital's parent company, was an order from the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to close by nightfall or be forced to close, due to unpaid taxes which the hospital said it paid on Thursday.
While the IH confirmed that the Internal Revenue Service had placed a tax lien on the hospital for more than $475,000 in unpaid taxes, CMS told the IH that it does not force hospitals to close. And while it has an open case involving Jamestown Regional's Medicare license, the agency said in a statement that it had not issued a final termination notice as of Thursday.
"CMS and the Tennessee State Survey Agency are working together to ensure the safety of all patients in this facility. We continue to work with the hospital's leadership to address its noncompliance with Medicare Certificate of Participation," the agency said in a statement on Monday.
An employee of the hospital who spoke to the IH on condition of anonymity over the weekend said that a faction of the hospital's staff is disgruntled with the hospital's ownership and are hoping that it ultimately fails so that the facility might be reopened under new ownership.
"The workers are what has hurt this hospital," the employee said, adding that there had been multiple walkouts attempted but that those efforts had failed because not all employees would buy in.
"I've always gotten paid. I've always had the equipment I needed and the supplies I needed to do my job," the employee said. "Lots of the workers believe that they will shut it down and the state will take over and we will continue to work the next day. They have no idea what the state taking over entails and how long it will take for all codes to be passed in the building."
The employee, who asked not to be identified for fear of reprisal, said that the hospital's patient load dropped dramatically after some of the physicians in Jamestown stopped admitting patients at the hospital. The Fentress Courier first reported two weeks ago that some of the physicians had stopped admitting patients out of fear for their safety.
"We had been very busy, then they stopped admitting their patients and started telling people it was unsafe here," the employee said. "That's what hurt our numbers. Our patient load has drastically declined in the last two weeks."
An IRS lien has was also filed against Rennova-owned Big South Fork Medical Center earlier this month. However, the lien filed against the local hospital was for less than $1,500 in unpaid taxes, dating back to December 2017. A state tax lien that had previously been placed has been lifted. Sources at the local hospital have been adamant that the Oneida facility is on solid financial footing despite the reports emerging from its sister hospital in Jamestown.
http://ihoneida.com/2019/05/21/ambulances-told-not-to-transport-to-jamestown-regional/?fbclid=IwAR2iceOkReiReBSid6Zw1ZCZ1K7uIFvsejacwKJLmyw7kYdCWmr6ZO-5hm0
CMS confirms open case involving Jamestown Regional; says it doesn’t force hospitals to close
JAMESTOWN — Jamestown Regional Medical Center remains open this week, ostensibly on a "day-to-day" basis, as unanswered questions remain about why the hospital was reportedly so close to closing last week.
The hospital was apparently only hours away from shutting down on Thursday. State Rep. John Mark Windle, D-Livingston, told the Cookeville Herald-Citizen newspaper Thursday afternoon that the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) had given the hospital until nightfall on Thursday to close, or be forced to close. The Internal Revenue Service had placed a tax lien on the hospital for unpaid federal taxes, he said. Later in the afternoon, Fentress County Executive Jimmy Johnson — citing a discussion with Rennova executives — said CMS had been prepared to force the hospital to close over unpaid taxes, but Rennova had paid the taxes owed and forwarded a check to CMS, and the agency was allowing the hospital to stay open on a "day-to-day" basis.
CMS does indeed have an open case involving Jamestown Regional, the agency confirmed Monday, but it's not for unpaid taxes — nor was the agency prepared to force the hospital to close.
"As of May 16, we have not issued a final termination notice to the Medical Center," CMS said in a statement to the Independent Herald on Monday. "CMS and the Tennessee State Survey Agency are working together to ensure the safety of all patients in this facility. We continue to work with the hospital's leadership to address its noncompliance with Medicare Certificate of Participation."
That case stems from a February 5 survey at the hospital by inspectors from the Tennessee Department of Health, which found that Jamestown Regional owed 165 vendors a total of $2.9 million. A follow-up survey was conducted in April. At the time, CMS issued a 90-day notice of termination that was set for May 16 — Thursday's date.
However, CMS protocol requires public notice to be given before a hospital's Medicare license is actually terminated. And a CMS spokesperson confirmed to the IH that CMS — which is a licensing agency — does not have the authority to close hospitals.
"Please be mindful that CMS does not shutter the doors of hospitals," said CMS public affairs officer April Worthington. "That's solely a business decision made by the medical center. We may terminate a provider's agreement (Medicare billing privileges). It's important to note that most hospitals take the necessary steps to correct deficiencies prior to termination."
Nor are unpaid federal taxes mentioned anywhere in the survey report filed by CMS. That leaves confusion about why the hospital was apparently preparing to close on Thursday — and how the narrative became that CMS was set to force the hospital to close over unpaid taxes.
The IRS's tax lien against Jamestown Regional was filed February 6. It lists $474,294.81 in unpaid taxes, including $55,466.66 from the second quarter of 2018 and $418,828.15 for the third quarter in 2018.
That tax lien was placed one day after a survey team visited the hospital in response to a complaint that payroll checks were being returned unpaid, bills were not being paid and there was potential for the electricity to be turned off.
The follow-up investigation on April 11 was due to a separate complaint from a staff member alleging that vendor services were being discontinued for non-payment. The survey team cited the hospital for deficiencies related to its Quality Assurance Performance Improvement and Food & Diabetic Services programs.
On January 14, the hospital's environmental services vendor issued a notice that it would withdraw from its contract with the hospital for more than $92,000 in past-due fees.
On January 18, the hospital's anesthesia provider discontinued services.
On January 24, the hospital's emergency room physicians group issued a notice that it would stop providing services on February 1 due to more than $257,000 in unpaid balances.
On January 25, the hospital's dietary and food services vendor discontinued services due to accounts not being paid.
Also in late January, the hospital's MRI provider notified the facility that it would terminate services as of January 31 if it wasn't paid.
In response, the hospital was able to hire the environmental services vendor's employees that were at the hospital. It signed a new agreement with a separate anesthesia provider. A payment plan was negotiated with the ER physicians group, as well as on-call physicians, so that service was not disrupted. A similar payment plan was negotiated with the MRI provider to ensure that services were not disrupted. Finally, the hospital hired the food service vendor's employees, while contracting with a dietician, to keep that program going.
CMS said that the hospital was able to negotiate payment plans with many of its vendors to ensure that services continued without disruption. However, the follow-up survey on April 11 determined that several services were still on hold due to delinquency in payment.
While Rennova corporate executives have been mum on the situation that is developing at Jamestown Regional, sources within the hospital's sister facility in Oneida, Rennova-owned Big South Fork Medical Center, have been adamant that the local hospital is on solid footing and whatever might happen at Jamestown Regional will not have an impact on operations at BSFMC.
The IRS has also placed a tax lien against the Oneida hospital, the IH has learned. The lien, filed May 6, is for $1,464.49 in unpaid taxes for the fourth quarter of 2017. The State of Tennessee had also filed a tax lien against the hospital, but that lien has since been removed because the taxes were paid.
http://ihoneida.com/2019/05/21/cms-confirms-open-case-involving-jamestown-regional-says-it-doesnt-force-hospitals-to-close/
Sources tell me that it was the state Department of Health, acting on orders from CMS that caused the shutdown. So it's not politicians that did that (not that I like politicians).
How could shenanigans have been going on for years when Rennova only bought the hospital last Juns.
Jamestown Regional Allowed To Operate ‘Day-To-Day’
Jamestown Regional Medical Center will operate on a day-to-day basis after receiving permission from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
That according to Fentress County Executive Jimmy Johnson.
“We have talked with corporate out of Miami, and they have instructed the hospital here in Jamestown that they will operate business as usual on a day-to-day basis,” Johnson said. “They have sent a check to the IRS and the CMS has given them authority to run on a day-to-day basis, evidently.”
State Representatives John Mark Windle, Kelly Keisling, and Senator Ken Yager withheld a joint statement after learning of Rennova’s payment.
Windle said the future of healthcare in Jamestown and Fentress County still remains unknown.
“[CMS] informed the owners of the hospital they have two choices: either do a voluntary shutdown, or CMS… and the federal government will shut down the hospital involuntarily at the close of business today,” Windle said. “It’s crippling for our economy. It’s crippling for the healthcare needs of our children and our senior citizens. It’s wrong and we need to do something to fix the problem.”
Florida-based Rennova purchased JRMC from Tennova Healthcare in 2017 with the transaction completed last year. Former Hospital CEO Lynette Evans stepped down from her position in February. Interim CEO Dr. Angel Giraldez has served in the position since Evans’ departure.
Calls to the hospital’s administrative staff have gone unanswered, although an employee at the hospital stated business was operating as usual. Officials at Rennova Health Systems have not responded to phone calls regarding the hospital’s financial status.
https://newstalk941.com/jamestown-regional-allowed-to-operate-day-to-day/?fbclid=IwAR0v3nXi_CW5eVNJVF1HyRm8qYlPgVH3LnKRCachNYFWS7vKArvsKx2YvnM
Jamestown hospital ordered to close today
BY KATE COOK
Jamestown Regional Medical Center have until dark Thursday to voluntarily close or the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid will involuntarily close the hospital.
That's from Rep. John Mark Windle (D-Livingston) who represents Jamestown in the General Assembly.
Rennova's owner, Windle said, is an Irish citizen who reportedly can't enter the United States. Windle said the hospital's owner, Rennova Healthcare, has had problems for some time. The IRS has already placed a lien on the JRMC for unpaid taxes, he said.
"That's taxpayer money," Windle said. "Tennessee citizens deserve better than to be ripped off by an Irish gangster."
Rennova representatives have not yet returned requests for comment.
Cookeville Regional Medical Center CEO Paul Korth said Thursday JRMC requested to transfer two patients to Cookeville.
The complete story will be available in Friday's edition of the Herald-Citizen and on herald-citizen.com.
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Who is Mr. Diamantis, and are you saying Rennova owes all this money? Please explain or post an explanatory link. Thank you.
Who is Mr. Diamantis, and are you saying Rennova owes all this money? Please explain or post an explanatory link. Thank you.
Yes, was temporary -- but the power wasn't lost because of a technical problem. Read the article, which says JRMC has NOT been paying its bills, and is now at the point where doctors are declining to refer patients there.
Jamestown Regional Medical Center not paying bills: "IN THE DARK… JRMC Clinic and Purchasing Department Without Power for Three Days as Hospital Financial Woes Continue" www.fentresscouriernews.com/in-the-dark-jrmc-clinic-and-purchasing-department-without-power-for-three-days-as-hospital-financial-woes-continue/
Jamestown Regional Medical Center not paying bills: "IN THE DARK… JRMC Clinic and Purchasing Department Without Power for Three Days as Hospital Financial Woes Continue"insert-text-here