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CMS cites hospital in viral video for EMTALA violations
CMS has cited University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore for violating the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) stemming from an incident in which a female patient wearing only a gown and socks was escorted from the hospital by security staff and left at a bus stop on a cold January night. She was eventually brought back to the hospital by ambulance and then sent to a homeless shelter by cab.
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