Sudden Closure of Lags Medical Centers Leaves Patients in Limbo
Patients of the pain management clinics in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties are given little notice to find alternative care
Lags Medical Centers has closed multiple clinics on the Central Coast and beyond. A sign at the Carmen Lane location in Santa Maria claims the closure is temporary and provides contact information for accessing medical records. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo) By Janene Scully, Noozhawk North County Editor | @JaneneScully
May 18, 2021
| 7:34 p.m.
Lags Medical Centers, which has six pain management clinics in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties plus more throughout the state, has closed with little notice to patients dependent on services for coping with chronic pain.
A WCNC Charlotte investigation revealed nursing homes that were fined thousands of dollars after deadly COVID-19 infections spread within their walls also collected government bonuses that, in most cases, offset their original penalties.
WCNC Charlotte s analysis of twosets of federal data identified more than 100 nursing homes in the Carolinas that collected federal incentive payments despite infection control and COVID-19-related penalties, receiving a combined $10 million more in bonuses than penalties.
More than 80% of those nursing homes also had at least one resident die from COVID-19 since March 2020, according to an analysis of Pro Publica s Nursing Home Inspect database.
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is distributing $3 billion in American Rescue Plan funding the largest aggregate amount of funding to date for its mental health and substance use block grant programs, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
The Community Mental Health Services Block Grant Program and Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant Program will disperse $1.5 billion each to states and territories, with the latter also awarding money to a tribe. This follows the March announcement of supplemental funding of nearly $2.5 billion for these programs.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, an operating division of HHS, has expedited federal funding to grantees to help communities grappling with mental health and substance use needs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Morrow County Hospital receives 5-star rating for quality
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MOUNT GILEAD Morrow County Hospital was one of only 35 hospitals in Ohio that received a 5-star rating from CMS (The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) based on 37 measures of performance in five categories that include mortality, safety of care, readmission rates, patient experience and timely/effective care.
Hospitals report data to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services through the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program, Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting Program, Hospital Readmission Reduction Program, Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, and Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program. Overall star ratings aren’t calculated for Veterans Health Administration or Department of Defense hospitals.