Major violations found at Santa Clara County’s main hospital

Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. Photographed in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 03, 2015. (Josie Lepe/ Bay Area News Group)

State regulators have discovered a slew of violations at Santa Clara County’s main hospital in San Jose, according to documents obtained by the Bay Area News Group.

The deficiencies, identified in an October survey of Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, puts the hospital at risk of losing its ability to receive Medicare reimbursements, which would leave the facility in a financially perilous position.

Violations included the failure to protect and promote patient rights, provide nursing services and create a quality assessment program.

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