Clinic Where Joan Rivers Went into Cardiac Arrest Loses Second Accreditation
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Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The Manhattan clinic where Joan Rivers went into cardiac arrest has taken another hit.
One day after Yorkville Endoscopy lost its federal accreditation from the Department of Health and Human Services, it’s also been stripped of accreditation from the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities.
“Yorkville Endoscopy is no longer accredited by AAAASF and we have no further comment on the matter at this time,” spokeswoman Kim Kubiak told ABC News Radio.
Losing accreditation from the AAAASF means that the facility can no longer claim it meets the industry standard for patient safety. It also could affect reimbursement from private insurance carriers.
Pending an appeal, the clinic will lose Medicare reimbursements January 31.
There was no immediate comment from Yorkville Endoscopy.
Yorkville Endoscopy came under fire after an investigation by the New York State Health Department following Rivers’ death uncovered deficiencies in four categories. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services then found that staff members photographed Rivers with a mobile phone while she was sedated, improperly documented how much of the sedative propofol was used, and “failed to identify deteriorating vital signs and provide timely intervention during the procedure.”
The comedian’s daughter, Melissa Rivers, has since hired attorneys Jeffrey B. Bloom and Ben Rubinowitz to further look into the circumstances surrounding her mother’s death.
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