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Name

NOVANT HEALTH MATTHEWS MEDICAL CENTER

Address

1500 MATTHEWS TOWNSHIP PY

City/State/ZIP

MATTHEWS

28105

Premise Type

41 - Hospitals

County

Mecklenburg

Inspection Date

10/17/2019

Final Score @ Grade

General Comments

General Comment: #3. Tightly secure loose wall paper in room 340 and anywhere else needed. Observed minor scuffing on the wall and baseboards in soiled utility roomson 4th and 5th floor. ** Keep all walls and ceilings clean and in good repair. 15A NCAC 18A .1310. #32. Clean underside of overbed table in 439. Repair damaged arm rest on chair in 214. Continue to replace scuffed head boards throughout rooms. Facility is in the process of replacing wooden scuffed head board with hard plastic head boards. ** All furniture, bed springs, mattresses, sleeping mats, draperies, curtains, shades, venetian blinds, or other furnishings in institutions shall be kept clean and in good repair. 15A NCAC 18A .1319 (a).

Violations

CDI=Corrected During Inspection

R=Repeat Violation

VR=Verification Required

Violation Item	Demerits	Violation Description	CDI	R	VR	Comments
17	1	Water fountains clean, good repair, properly regulated	No	No	No	Observed mouth guard soiled on water fountain on 3rd floor and 4th floor. Thoroughly clean and sanitize water fountains. Drinking fountains shall be kept clean and properly regulated. 15A NCAC 18A .1314 (a).
19	1	Ice protected, dispensed, equipment clean in good repair	No	No	No	Observed pink residue inside of ice machine located in nourishment kitchen on the 4th floor. Observed water/ice dispenser nozzle soiled on new wing of women center. Thoroughly clean ice dispenser and water dispensing devices. 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).