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my father has diabetes and last year he had a infection and had get a operation amputation of his lower leg. He was sent afterward to recover at a sub acute center. He got mrsa there and feels it delayed his recovery. He was in a nursing home for 2 months before mrsa cleared . He decided to rehab at the nursing home but he again got mrsa there about 5 months after first time he got it at the other place. He read about a never event and wants to know if this would be that.
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I do not believe that MRSA is a "never" event. A "never" event is an event that is never supposed to occur - such as he amputation of the wrong limb. there are certain "punishments" that are enacted if a hospital or facility are found to have done a "never" event - such as the facility does not receive payment from Medicaid or Medicare. I do not believe an infection such as MRSA falls into that category.
Answered on Dec 19th, 2014 at 8:14 AM
Diana L. Anderson, Certified Elder Law Attorney This response is not legal advice and does not establish any form of attorney/client relationship