Basic Search  |  Summaries  |  Advanced Search

Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Bon Secours St. Francis Health System et al.
Penalty: $36,500,000
Year: 2023
Date: June 15, 2023
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Secondary Offense: kickbacks and bribery
Mega-Scandal: Healthcare Kickbacks
Violation Description: St. Francis Physician Services, Inc., St. Francis Hospital, and Bon Secours St. Francis Health System, Inc., owner and operator of the St. Francis healthcare system, a Section 501(c)(3) charitable organization in Greenville, South Carolina, agreed to pay $36.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act, the Federal Stark Law, and the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute by making payments to orthopedic surgeons that were tied to the volume or value of referrals.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: U.S. Attorney-District of South Carolina
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: South Carolina
Source of Data: (click here)
Source Notes: If an online information source is not working, check the Violation Tracker Data Sources page for an updated link.
Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.