Phoenix, AZ

This facility lost a $3 million lawsuit to former facility Director and Employee of the Year, Mayra Rodriguez, in a major whistleblower case.

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• Medical records review revealed that patient had an adverse reaction (severely low blood pressure) to sedation and it was not reported to the abortionist or medical director. The RN administering the sedation had no advanced prescribing privileges, in other words, she was not licensed to be administering the meds. 2 abortionists had no record of current CPR training.
• Expired medications and supplies were in use including a bag of saline in the procedure room that was 2 years old.
• Staff failed to follow their infection control policy for cleaning after a spill. During tour of Exam room one, just after a patient exited the room, the inspector observed the HCA #6 cleaning what he/she identified as fresh blood on the floor, to the left of the exam table and in front of the large white bucket bearing a biohazard label. The white bucket contained a used metal vaginal speculum. Employee #6 (HCA) verified, during an interview conducted on 2/9/15, that the fresh blood appears to have dripped from the speculum that was just used during the pelvic exam. The Surveyor observed HCA #6 cleaning up the blood spill with paper towels and several sprays of Oxivir TB solution, instead of the appropriate bleach solution per facility policy.
• Staff did not have current TB skin tests.
• No policy for adverse reaction to medication and a HIPAA breach was not reported.
• Tears found on exam tables preventing proper cleaning and exposing patients to bodily fluids.

Medical records review revealed that patient had an adverse reaction (severely low blood pressure) to sedation and it was not reported to the abortionist or medical director. The RN administering the sedation had no advanced prescribing privileges, in other words, she was not licensed to be administering the meds. Two physicians had no record of current CPR training.

Expired medications and supplies were in use including a bag of saline in the procedure room that was 2 years old.

Staff failed to follow their infection control policy for cleaning after a spill. During tour of Exam room one, just after a patient exited the room, the inspector observed the HCA #6 cleaning what he/she identified as fresh blood on the floor, to the left of the exam table and in front of the large white bucket bearing a biohazard label. The white bucket contained a used metal vaginal speculum. Employee #6 (HCA) verified, during an interview conducted on 2/9/15, that the fresh blood appears to have dripped from the speculum that was just used during the pelvic exam. The Surveyor observed HCA #6 cleaning up the blood spill with paper towels and several sprays of Oxivir TB solution, instead of the appropriate bleach solution per facility policy.

Staff did not have current TB skin tests. No policy for adverse reaction to medication and a HIPAA breach was not reported.

Tears found on exam tables preventing proper cleaning and exposing patients to bodily fluids.

Planned Parenthood of Tempe failed to provide sanitary equipment and failed to follow proper procedure to sterilize, sanitize, and disinfect equipment.

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They were also found to be using expired supplies and medications on patients.

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The sterilizer was not kept up-to-date with maintenance or maintenance reporting.

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