An amendment to Louisiana state Rep. Daryl Deshotel s bill regulting federal grant money for broadband projects raised concerns about a possible conflict of interest releated to his son s business.
Providers testified that financial distress resulted in patient harm. Nurses described searching every department mid-procedure for basic supplies. Equipment was repossessed, down to the coffee pots in the cafeteria. A patient died while waiting for transfer, resulting in the hospital’s third “immediate jeopardy” citation at the end of March, said Nicholas Gachassin, executive counsel at the Louisiana Department of Health.
Providers testified that financial distress resulted in patient harm. Nurses described searching every department mid-procedure for basic supplies. Equipment was repossessed, down to the coffee pots in the cafeteria. A patient died while waiting for transfer, resulting in the hospital’s third “immediate jeopardy” citation at the end of March, said Nicholas Gachassin, executive counsel at the Louisiana Department of Health.