Medical Facility Enforcement Actions
| Submitted | April 25, 2023 |
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Communications
From: Siobhan Standaert
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Delaware Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Copies of all state healthcare facility enforcement actions with monetary penalties imposed by the Department of Health and Social Services. This includes penalties against any type of medical facility, including nursing homes, hospitals, or other outpatient treatment facilities. Records should span between the year 2000 to present, or reach as far back as is readily available. There are certain essential fields necessary: name of facility, location (county, city), date of penalty announcement, and dollar amount of penalty. I'm not in need of the individual documents associated with these corrections, just the penalty data.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 15 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Rudenberg, a citizen of Delaware, in coordination with Siobhan Standaert.
From: Department of Health and Social Services
Good morning,
Thank you for contacting DHSS with your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. Generally, the deadline for FOIA requests is 15 business days after receipt. I will contact you with any questions or if the deadline must be extended.
Tamika Jackson
DHSS FOIA Coordinator
Pronouns: (She/Her/Hers)
Office of the Secretary - Administration
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services<http://dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/index.html>
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From: Department of Health and Social Services
Good morning,
This is in response to your request dated 4/25/20230to the Department of Health & Social Services (DHSS) under the Delaware Freedom of Information Act, 29 Del. C. §§10001-10007 (FOIA). In order to process your request, please provide your address. If I do not receive your response by 5/3/2023, your FOIA request will be considered withdrawn.
Tamika Jackson
DHSS FOIA Coordinator
Pronouns: (She/Her/Hers)
Office of the Secretary - Administration
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services<http://dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/index.html>
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From: Muckrock Staff
Hello Tamika,
Please use the following mailing address for reference [REDACTED]
[REDACTED]
However, please use this mailing address for any correspondence for which a mailing address is required with regard to this public records request:
MuckRock News DEPT MR#144993
263 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115
Thank You,
MuckRock Staff
From: Department of Health and Social Services
Good afternoon,
Thank you for contacting DHSS with your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. Generally, the deadline for FOIA requests is 15 business days after receipt. I will contact you with any questions or if the deadline must be extended.
Tamika Jackson
DHSS FOIA Coordinator
Pronouns: (She/Her/Hers)
Office of the Secretary - Administration
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services<http://dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/index.html>
From: Department of Health and Social Services
Good morning,
This is in response to your request dated 4/25/2023 to the Department of Health & Social Services (DHSS) under the Delaware Freedom of Information Act, 29 Del. C. §§10001-10007 (FOIA).
In order to process your request, please provide clarifying information. Please clarify what is meant by “healthcare facilities, other outpatient treatment facilities”.
If we do not receive your response by 5/23/2023, your FOIA request will be considered withdrawn.
Tamika Jackson
DHSS FOIA Coordinator
Pronouns: (She/Her/Hers)
Office of the Secretary - Administration
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services<http://dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/index.html>
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From: Siobhan Standaert
Hello,
Healthcare facilities include all medical facilities within the state. We are primarily looking for hospitals and nursing homes, but home health agengies, assisted living centers, outpatient surgical centers, etc. are all fine.
Thank you,
Siobhan
From: Department of Health and Social Services
Good afternoon,
This is in response to your request dated 4/25/2023 to the Department of Health & Social Services (DHSS) under the Delaware Freedom of Information Act, 29 Del. C. §§10001-10007 (FOIA). The responsive records are attached.
As all public, nonexempt records have been provided, this FOIA request is now closed.
Tamika Jackson
DHSS FOIA Coordinator
Pronouns: (She/Her/Hers)
Office of the Secretary - Administration
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services<http://dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/index.html>
From: Department of Health and Social Services
Good afternoon,
This is in response to your request dated 4/25/2023 to the Department of Health & Social Services (DHSS) under the Delaware Freedom of Information Act, 29 Del. C. §§10001-10007 (FOIA). The responsive records are attached.
As all public, nonexempt records have been provided, this FOIA request is now closed.
Tamika Jackson
DHSS FOIA Coordinator
Pronouns: (She/Her/Hers)
Office of the Secretary - Administration
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services<http://dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/index.html>
From: Department of Health and Social Services
C/O Siobhan Standaert, MuckRack.com
Good afternoon,
I am the Communications Director for the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services. I am emailing today to request a correction related to published documents on this MuckRack database site in reference to Medical Facility Enforcement Actions from the Department of Health and Social Services: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/delaware-236/medical-facility-enforcement-actions-144993/
The published file, titled "FOIA Request CMP's Imposed" contains inaccurate information. DHSS regretfully provided incorrect information in response to the FOIA request that led to the publication of a excel file listing facilities fined by the Delaware Division of Health Care Quality. The Lorelton has not been subject to any fines or administrative penalties. The reference to a 6/12/20 fine for Discharge/Refusal to Readmit was provided in error. That penalty was voided and the Lorelton was not found to have engaged in any deficient practice. We request that the file published on the site be replaced with the corrected document attached and the publication of this message in full.
Sincerely,
Jen Brestel
Director of Communications
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services<http://dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/index.html>
Herman M. Holloway Sr. Health and Social Services Campus
1901 N. DuPont Highway, New Castle, DE 19720
Office: (302) 255-9931 Cell: (302) 605-0577
Jennifer.Brestel@delaware.gov<mailto:Jennifer.Brestel@delaware.gov>
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