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Six months of inspections at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia: September to February

CHOP was cited for sending a patient home without needed medication in January.

State inspectors visited CHOP three times between September and February to investigate potential safety violations.
State inspectors visited CHOP three times between September and February to investigate potential safety violations.Read moreAnton Klusener/ Staff illustration/ Getty Images

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia was cited for safety violations for sending a patient home without needed medication in January and not ensuring that all patients were informed of their rights.

The incident was one of three times state inspectors visited the Philadelphia hospital to investigate potential safety violations between September and February; the other complaints did not result in citations.

Here’s a look at the publicly available details:

  1. Nov. 21: Inspectors investigated a complaint but found the hospital was in compliance. Complaint details are not made public when inspectors determine it was unfounded.

  2. Jan. 5: Inspectors investigated a complaint but found the hospital was in compliance.

  3. Jan. 9: Inspectors found the hospital sent a patient home without needed medication after the order was accidentally canceled. The hospital said it would train all staff who prescribe medication how to electronically send medication orders to outside pharmacies. The hospital was also cited for not recording whether patients had received a Medicare rights notice. Inspectors found that six patient files did not have a copy of a signed “Important Message from Medicare” notice, which informs them of their rights. The hospital said it would ensure that all patients covered by Medicare received the Medicare notice and review patient records daily to check that staff were reviewing the form with patients.