Einstein Cited in Patient Discharge

By Walter F. Roche Jr.

A major Philadelphia hospital has been cited for discharging a patient to a nursing home that refused admission apparently because of the lack of planning or records for the patient.
The patient was taken by an ambulance driver on Aug. 22 to the Harborview Rehabilitation and Care Center in Doylestown.
"Harborview did not accept the patient when arrived," the report states.
"The hospital must transfer or refer patients, along with the necessary medical information to appropriate facilities, agencies or outpatient services as needed for follow up or ancillary care," the report states.
Records reviewed by state surveyors showed the patient was apparently supposed to be released to Willow Terrace, a Philadelphia nursing home.
"Employee 8 confirmed the patient was transferred to the wrong facility and refused admission on arrival," the report states.
According to the report the ambulance driver was then instructed to take the patient to the "closest emergency department for care and treatment."
Einstein officials did not respond to requests for comment.
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