State inspectors have approved UW Hospital?s plans to correct violations found in response to the reuse of a syringe in July.
The inspectors will return to the hospital over the next several months to make sure some steps are completed, such as installing fire wall dampers that could cost up to $1.5 million. Federal officials said the hospital will lose its Medicare contract next month if the issues aren?t fully resolved, but that rarely happens because most hospitals comply.