VDH: Henrico Doctors’ Hospital failed to report suspected infant abuse in a timely manner in 2023
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The Henrico County hospital at the center of a scandal involving the alleged abuse of vulnerable babies failed to report suspicion of the abuse within a timely manner, according to state and federal health officials.
Via a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, CBS 6 obtained a report detailing the findings of an unannounced visit to Henrico Doctors’ Hospital conducted by two Virginia Department of Health inspectors back in September 2023.
That survey, which was done on behalf of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, took place after the hospital reported to the VDH Office of Licensure and Certification that four premature infants in the neonatal intensive care unit had suffered unexplained fractures between August 5 and September 5 of that year.
The inspectors found that hospital officials “failed to protect and promote each patient’s rights” by not reporting the suspected abuse within 24 hours of having reason to believe that the babies had been abused.
The report also accuses the hospital of “failing to ensure that the facility is able to identify all staff members who come into contact with each patient in the NICU.”
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