Hospital settles restraint case; After a woman’s death, the Lansdale facility will pay the U.S. government $200,000 and review its policies
Tuesday, July 26th, 2005.
Philadelphia, PA - Central Montgomery Medical Center in Lansdale has settled a case with the federal government over its alleged improper use of restraints on 91 patients over six months, including an elderly woman who apparently suffocated after she fell out of bed still attached by a vest restraint.
While admitting no wrongdoing, the 125-bed hospital and its management company, Universal Health Services of Delaware Inc., have agreed to pay the government $200,000 and to hire an outside consultant to review how restraints are used.
The civil settlement is believed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office to be the first of its kind with a hospital. Restraint cases are more common against nursing homes, where the devices are used more often.
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