The Manhattan clinic that treated comedian Joan Rivers before her death made a number of serious mistakes, including failing to identify deteriorating vital signs, and providing timely intervention, according to a latest report.
The report, issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), a federal agency, did not mention Rivers by name, but referred an 81-year-old female, or Patient #1, reported CNN online.
The description of that patient and the procedures she underwent match what's known about Rivers, including her age and the date of her appointment.
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CMS declined to say whether the patient referenced in the report is Rivers.
Rivers died September 4, a week after an appointment at Manhattan's Yorkville Endoscopy clinic.
