McMinn County Nursing Home Cited for Violations
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Health Commissioner Susan R. Cooper, MSN, RN, has suspended new admissions of residents to the Etowah Health Care Center effective November 21, 2008, and imposed a one-time state civil monetary penalty of $1,500. The state also has recommended that the federal civil penalty be imposed at $3,550 a day until the violations are corrected. A special monitor has been appointed to review the facility’s operations.
NASHVILLE − As Thanksgiving approaches, the Tennessee Department of Health joins Research!America and leading American public health organizations in asking citizens to give special thanks to their local and state "public health heroes" who work to protect their health throughout the year. The fourth annual Public Health Thank You Day is November 24.
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Health announces that the Board of Medical Examiners has summarily suspended the license of Samuel M. Ashby, MD, of Fayetteville. As a result of the suspension, Ashby is immediately prohibited from practicing medicine in the state.
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Health announces that the suspension of admissions at Wharton Nursing Home has been lifted. The facility is a 62-bed licensed nursing home located at 55 West Lake Road in Pleasant Hill. The Department confirmed the facility has returned to substantial compliance for state licensing purposes, and the deficient practices and conditions have been corrected as stated in the facility’s plan of correction, which was approved by federal and state authorities.
NASHVILLE − This year’s Great American Smokeout will take place November 20, 2008, to encourage smokers to quit for 24 hours in the hope they may quit for good. The Tennessee Department of Health encourages tobacco users to call the Tennessee Tobacco QuitLine at 1-800-QUIT-NOW or 1-800-784-8669 to set a plan for how to quit.
NASHVILLE - The Tennessee Department of Health announces that the Board of Medical Examiners has summarily suspended the license of Gardner L. Dixon, MD, of Nashville.
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Health announces that the suspension of admissions at Life Care Center of Elizabethton has been lifted. The facility is a 158-bed licensed nursing home located at 1641 Highway 19E Bypass. The Department confirmed the facility has returned to substantial compliance for state licensing purposes, and the deficient practices and conditions have been corrected as stated in the facility’s plan of correction, which was approved by federal and state authorities.
NASHVILLE - Influenza season is here, and the Department of Health is urging Tennesseans to get vaccinated. Now is the best time to get immunized against the flu in order to be protected from infection throughout the entire flu season.
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Health Commissioner Susan R. Cooper, MSN, RN, has suspended new admissions of residents to Life Care Center of Elizabethton effective November 3, 2008, and imposed a one-time state civil monetary penalty of $1,500. The state also has recommended that the federal civil penalty be imposed at $3,650 a day until the violations are corrected. A special monitor has been appointed to review the facility’s operations.