Patient care ombudsman for Hutcheson Hospital (TN) says conditions deteriorated

The court-appointed patient care ombudsman for Hutcheson Medical Center said conditions at the Fort Oglethorpe hospital have deteriorated so badly that she has notified the state licensing agency. Susan Goodman said in a report to Bankruptcy Court that she did so due to "the extreme financial circumstances, the abrupt layouts and service line closures, the near IJ (Immediate Jeopardy) staffing concerns that were anticipated and averted at the nursing home, the unclear status of pulmonology patient and Ed specialist support, the time needed for safe effectuation of patient care transfer, and the destabilized situation that PCO believes will surely lead to further, unreported staff departures."