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NameCAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER
Address1000 BLYTHE BV
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28203
Premise Type41 - Hospitals
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 4/8/2014
Final Score @ Grade
General CommentsGENERAL COMMENTS: Minor floor damage on 8C Hall. A chipped floor tile in LCH Lower Trash Chute Room. EVS closet with floor damage 1660(LCH). Custodial products stored on the floor in 5660 (LCH). Keep all flooring in good repair. 15A NCAC 18A .1309 (a) and (b). Clean supply closet floors with dust in 10L NICU, NSICU, 10B, and STICU. Stained carpet in waiting rooms (STICU and 8L). Debris on the floor in 5051 (LCH), 5667 (LCH), and 5666(LCU). Debris on the floor in 7061 (LCH). Keep all flooring clean. 15A NCAC 18A .1309 (a). Wall damage below the Nourishment hand sink in 7A Nourishment area, around the hand sink countertop in 7108, around the can wash in 8A Hall, wall damage in the storage room of 4080, LCH 7P across from Bay 6 on side A (next to soiled utility), next to the hand sink in 7600.108, and wall damage in the storage closet next to 1670 (LCH) and 1662 (LCH). Water damaged window sill 8105. Incomplete wall repair at the LCH Nurse Station around hand sink. Black marks on the wall in 4006 (LCH). Loose wall paper and corner wall molding 7217 and 7205 (near restroom). Water damage in the staff locker room in 10DE. Water damaged ceiling tile in 11002. Rusted door jambs in 4004 (LCH). Keep all walls and ceilings clean and in good repair. 15A NCAC 18A .1310. Damaged light bulb in 7108 and 6910 above the shower. All areas shall have sufficient illumination. Maintain 10 foot candles of light at 30 inches above the floor in all areas other than food service areas. 15A NCAC 18A .1311 (a). Only the initials for a bed pan in 4008 (LCH). Label all disposable bed pans with the residents/patients name and date. 15A NCAC 18A .1312 (c). No paper towels in 10T Clean Supply. No soap in 11B Clean Utility. Provide liquid soap and disposable towels at all handwashing sinks. 15A NCAC 18A .1312 (d). Hot water at 97F (NSICU Waiting Room), 94F (MICU Waiting Room), and 119F (3T 3903). Maintain the hot water at all resident accessible handwashing sinks and bathing facilities within the temperature range of 100°F to 116°F. 15A NCAC 18A .1312 (e). Advised by housekeeper on 10DE that bathrooms are cleaned with All Purpose Cleaner. No Sani Master on a cart in 8B. Skin contact surfaces of all shared bathing equipment shall be cleaned with a detergent solution and then disinfected with an EPA registered hospital disinfectant between patient uses. 15A NCAC 18A .1312 (f). No backflow preventer on a can wash in 11T EVS. Cross-connections with sewage lines, non-potable water supplies, or other potential sources of contamination are prohibited. 15A NCAC 18A .1313 (d). Water fountain pressure too great on 8B Hall. Water fountain with buildup on NICU North. Ice machine basin dirty in LCH PACU Nourishment. Drinking fountains shall be kept clean and properly regulated. 15A NCAC 18A .1314 (a).Ice machines collecting pink residue on 6H CVRU Nourishment Room and and 6C Nourishment. Dirty ice chute 8 LCH floor family lounge and 11 LCU family lounge. Ice machine on 9 LCU break room with buildup. Ice machines, buckets, other containers, and scoops shall be cleaned on a regular schedule such that they are kept free of scum, rust, mold or other contamination. 15A NCAC 18A .1314 (b). Pill crusher dirty on 7B. Damaged med cart drawer on NICU East. Debris collecting at the bottom of the Omni-cell in LCH Pharmacy. Medication carts shall be cleaned when visibly soiled. 15A NCAC 18A .1318 (c).Food and utensils used on medication carts shall be handled in a sanitary manner. 15A NCAC 18A .1318 (c). Soiled linen bin not labeled in 10th floor MICU 10619. Carts used for soiled laundry shall be labeled for soiled laundry use only. 15A NCAC 18A .1319 (b).

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