None of the following hospitals were fined but were cited between April, 1994 and March, 1995.

Hospitals with a (star) also were cited for one or more violations prior to 1994.The name of the hospital is followed by the particular violation. The violation called "non-discrimination" means improperly transferring someone to a specialized facility without medical justification.

ALABAMA

Jackson Hospital and Clinic, Montgomery, inadequate treatment

ARIZONA

Holy Cross, Nogales, inadequate screening, improper transfer

CALIFORNIA

Alhambra Community, transfer (star)

Antelope Valley, Lancaster, transfer (star)

Fresno Community, transfer, treatment.

Greater El Monte Community, screening.

Hanford, transfer, treatment

Kaiser Foundation, Hayward, transfer

Kaiser Permanente, Panorama City, screening, treatment

Kern Valley, Lake Isabella, screening, transfer

Palmdale Hospital Medical Center, now known as Desert Palms Community, Palmdale, (3 violations), transfer, screening (star)

Sanger General, Sanger, transfer, treatment (star)

Valley Medical Center, Fresno, transfer

Valley Presbyterian, Van Nuys, transfer (star)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Howard University, transfer, failure to post signs advising that emergency treatment is guaranteed regardless of insured status

FLORIDA

AMI North Ridge Medical Center, Ft. Lauderdale, screening

AMI Palmetto General, Hialeah, treatment

Calhoun Liberty, Blountstown, treatment

Gulf Coast Hospital & Orthopedic, St. Petersburg, screening

Halifax Medical Center, Daytona Beach, treatment

Holy Cross, Ft. Lauderdale, treatment

JFK Medical Center, Atlantis, treatment

Lakeshore, Lake City, treatment

Memorial Medical Center, Jacksonville, treatment

Memorial of Tampa, treatment (star)

Munroe Regional Medical Center, Ocala, treatment

Nassau General, Fernandina Beach, treatment, screening

Palm Spring General, Hialeah, treatment, screening, transfer

Peninsula Medical Center, Ormond Beach, treatment

Pinellas Community, Pinellas Park, screening

St. Joseph's, Tampa, treatment

St. Vincent's, Jacksonville, treatment

Suwannee Hospital, Live Oak, treatment

University Community (2 violations), Tampa, treatment

Wellington Regional Medical Center, West Palm Beach, treatment

Westside Regional Medical Center, Plantation, screening

GEORGIA

Bulloch County, Statesboro, treatment

Morgan Memorial, Madison, treatment

Regional Psychiatric of Central Georgia, Milledgeville, treament

Smyrna, treatment

Stewart-Webster, Richland, treatment

SW Hospital and Medical Center, Atlanta, treatment (star)

Towns County, (2 violations), Hiawassee, treatment, screening (star)

Wheeler County, Glenwood, transfer

ILLINOIS

Dr. John Warner Hospital, Clinton, screening

Roseland Community, Chicago

South Shore, Chicago, failure to maintain on-call list of doctors for emergency care

INDIANA

St. Vincent, Indianapolis, screening, transfer

IOWA

Iowa Lutheran, Des Moines, screening

KANSAS

Anderson County, Garnett, treatment

Western Plains Regional, Dodge City, transfer

KENTUCKY

Highlands Regional Medical Center, Prestonburg, treatment

Meadowview Regional, Maysville, treatment

Pikesville Methodist, Pikesville, treatment

Whitesburg ARH, Whitesburg, treatment

LOUISIANA

Slidell, non-discrimination in transfer to specialized facility

MARYLAND

Church Hospital Corp., Baltimore, screening

Fallston General, screening, sign posting

Montgomery General, Olney, screening, sign posting

MASSACHUSETTS

Burbank Hospital (now Health Alliance Hospitals), Fitchburg, screening

MINNESOTA

Rice Memorial, Willmar, treatment

MISSOURI

Barton County Memorial, Lamar, treatment

Breech Medical Center, Lebanon, transfer

Cooper County Memorial, Boonville, treatment

Cox Medical Center, Springfield, transfer (star)

Dexter Memorial, Dexter, transfer

Lakeland Regional, Springfield, screening

Missouri Delta, Sikeston, screening

Nevada Regional Medical Center, Nevada, screening

Reynolds County Gen. Memorial Hospital, Ellington, screening

St. Mary's, Blue Springs, screening

Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center, Kennett, screening

MONTANA

Big Sandy, transfer, on-call list

Glendive Medical Center, Glendive, treatment

St. Patrick, Missoula, treatment

NEVADA

Sunrise, Las Vegas, screening

NEW JERSEY

Raritan Bay, Perth Amboy, screening

United Hospital Medical Center, Newark, transfer

NEW MEXICO

Presbyterian, Albuquerque, screening

NEW YORK

Buffalo General, transfer

Genesee, Rochester, screening

La Guardia, Forest Hills, transfer

Massena Memorial, Massena, screening

Mercy, Buffalo, transfer

Mt. Sinai, New York, transfer

Our Lady of Lourdes, Binghamton, transfer

United Health Services, Johnson City, screening

NORTH CAROLINA

Davie County, Mocksville, treatment

Frye Regional Medical Center, Hickory, treatment

Good Hope, Erwin, treatment

Pungo District, Bellhaven, treatment

OKLAHOMA

Anadarko, screening, treatment

Cimarron Memorial, Boise City, screening, treatment

Community, Eufaula, screening, treatment delayed to inquire about insurance status, sign posting

Roger Mills, Cheyenne, screening, transfer, sign posting

OREGON

Bess Kaiser, Portland, screening

Mercy Medical Center, Roseburg, screening

Mountain View, Madras, screening

Woodland Park, Portland, screening

PUERTO RICO

Ashford Presbyterian, San Juan, transfer

Hospital of Area Manati, Manati, transfer

San Agustin, Manati, transfer

SOUTH CAROLINA

Hampton General, Varnville, treatment

TEXAS

AMI Park Place, Port Arthur, treatment

Baptist Hospital, Liberty, transfer

Charter, Sugar Land, screening, treatment, delay in treatment (star)

Cypress Creek, Houston, treatment

Edinburg, non-discrimination

Gilmer, screening, sign posting, failure to keep medical records

Hamilton, Olney, transfer

Harris Methodist (2 violations), Bedford, transfer

Harris Northwest, Azle, screening, transfer, sign posting

HCA Arlington, screening, transfer, delay in treatment

HCA Medical, Forth Worth, transfer, delay in treatment, sign posting (star)

Heights, Houston, screening, no-on call list

Hood General, Granbury, screening, transfer, delay in treatment

John Peter Smith Hospital, Forth Worth, treatment

Kingwood, non-discrimination

Lake Whitney, Whitney, screening, delay in treatment

Longview Regional, Longview, no on-call list

McAllen, no on-call list (star)

Memorial, Corpus Christi, non-discrimination

Nan Travis, Jacksonville, screening, on-call list

Navarro, Corsicana, screening, transfer

Osteopathic, Fort Worth, screening, transfer, delay in treatment

Polk County, Livingston, screening, treatment, transfer (star)

Presbyterian, Dallas, screening, delay in treatment

Presbyterian, Greenvile, treatment, no on-call list

Reeves County, Pecos, screening, delay in treatment

Rio Grande (2 violations), McAllen, screening, non-discrimination (star)

Santa Rosa, San Antonio, non-discrimination

St. Joseph, Fort Worth, transfer

VIRGINIA

Norfolk Community, Norfolk, screening

Russell County Medical Center, Lebanon, screening

WASHINGTON

Columbia Basin, Ephrata, screening, delay in treatment

WEST VIRGINIA

Beckley, no-on call list (star)

Princeton Community (2 violations), Princeton, screening, sign posting (star)

Raleigh General, Beckley, no on-call list

Richwood Area Medical Center, Richwood, sign posting

St. Joseph's (2 violations), Buckhannon, treatment, no on-call list

Welch Emergency, Welch, screening

Williamson Memorial, screening (star)

WISCONSIN

Columbia, Milwaukee, screening

St. Michael Hospital, Milwaukee, transfer

HOSPITALS FINED IN 1994

Listed with the reason for violation, date of violation and amount of fine.

CALIFORNIA

St. Helena, Deer Park, screening, treatment transfer, 1990, $39,000

COLORADO

Mercy Medical Center, Denver, screening, 1991, $30,000

GEORGIA

Ridgecrest, Clayton, screening, 1991, $10,000

Shallowford Community (Dunwoody Medical Center), Atlanta, screening, treatment delay, 1991, $35,000

Taylor Regional, Hawkinsville, screening, delay, 1992, $12,000

Walton Medical Center, Monroe, delay, 1991, $30,000

KANSAS

Jefferson County Memorial, Winchester, screening, 1992, $2,500

KENTUCKY

Williamson Appalachian Hospital, S. Williamson, transfer of two patients, 1991, $40,000

MISSOURI

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St. Mary's (St. Mary's Hospital of Blue Springs, Inc.), screening, 1990, $25,000

PUERTO RICO

Hospital San Jorge, Santurce, screening, treatment, 1991, $20,000

(Compiled by Public Citizen from reports by Health Care Financing Administration, Office of Inspector General, HHS)

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