ANOKA, Minn. – (Jan. 7, 2016) – The Anoka-Metro Regional Treatment Center may lose millions of dollars if they don’t take action.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services say that the hospital could lose the ability to get reimbursed through federal funding if changes are not made to protect patient and employee safety.
The psychiatric hospital is the second largest in the state and is operated by the Minnesota Department of Human Services. $3.5 million are at risk. This is about 10 percent of their annual operating budget.
Minnesota health leaders have pledged to take action to address issues with patient safety, staff injuries, and overtime. Last year their were 48 aggression-related injuries involving 28 patients at the facility.
