Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
CHRISTUS Health Gulf Coast
Current Parent Company:
CHRISTUS Health
Penalty:
$220,000
Year:
2002
Date:
September 6, 2002
Offense Group:
government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense:
False Claims Act and related
Violation Description:
CHRISTUS Health Gulf Coast, owner and operator of CHRISTUS St. Joseph Hospital, of Houston, Texas, agreed to pay $220,000 to settle claims that the hospital defrauded the Medicare Program from April 1997 to June 2000.
Level of Government:
federal
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
Justice Department Civil Division
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
Facility State:
Texas
HQ Country of Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
Texas
Ownership Structure of Parent:
non-profit
Major Industry of Parent:
healthcare services
Specific Industry of Parent:
hospitals
Source of Data:
https://www.justice.gov/archive/opa/pr/2002/September/02_crt_514.htm (archived copy)
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
