Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Wheeling Hospital, Inc.
Current Parent Company:
Wheeling Hospital
Penalty:
$50,000,000
Year:
2020
Date:
September 9, 2020
Offense Group:
government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense:
False Claims Act and related
Secondary Offense:
kickbacks and bribery
Violation Description:
Wheeling Hospital, Inc., an acute care hospital located in Wheeling, West Virginia, agreed to pay the United States a total of $50,000,000 to resolve claims that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting claims to the Medicare program that resulted from violations of the Physician Self-Referral Law and the Anti-Kickback Statute.
Level of Government:
federal
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
Justice Department Civil Division
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
Facility State:
West Virginia
Facility City:
Wheeling
HQ Country of Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
West Virginia
Ownership Structure of Parent:
non-profit
Major Industry of Parent:
healthcare services
Specific Industry of Parent:
hospitals
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
