UVa hospital continues to be penalized for safety issues

The University of Virginia Medical Center is facing federal government safety penalties for the fifth year in a row. In the latest round of sanctions, UVa and some 800 other hospitals were docked for having high rates of injuries and infections among patients. UVa will see a reduction to Medicare payments of 1 percent, in addition to a reduction of 0.09 percent for having high rates of patient readmission.