Mission Hospital’s Immediate Jeopardy lifted. But hospital must fix deficiencies by Jan. 15, or lose access to Medicare, Medicaid funding.

Mission Hospital’s Immediate Jeopardy lifted. But hospital must fix deficiencies by Jan. 15, or lose access to Medicare, Medicaid funding.

From Staff Reports   ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Mission Hospital in Asheville confirmed on Nov. 21 that the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has removed its latest Immediate Jeopardy designation, the most severe sanction, which followed probes into patient safety issues, such as misidentification and infection control.  The designation removal allows Mission to avoid Medicare termination, but requires further corrective action and inspe…