CMS and Federal Enforcement

Discover why Dr. Melinda Threlkeld's case at Methodist Charlton Medical Center raises questions with just 12 hours of CME after a tragic patient death.

Services indicate that multiple Methodist hospitals in the Dallas–Fort Worth area have repeatedly received deficiencies.

The Question Every Parent Should Ask Before your child ever steps foot into an ER, ask yourself: If something went wrong, would this hospital tell me the truth— or would it tell me a story that protects itself?

While Methodist Southlake publicly celebrates a Leapfrog “A” safety grade, they are privately refusing to release critical records about the care that left my 11-year-old son in ICU with septic shock. Despite a federal investigation confirming internal failures, the hospital continues to block discovery, deny responsibility, and bury the truth. This is not transparency. This is a wall. And we’re still fighting to break through it.

What Methodist Southlake Doesn’t Want You to See

On December 23, 2023, we rushed our 11-year-old son Nicholas to the emergency room at Methodist Southlake Medical Center. He had a fever, vomiting, tachycardia, low blood pressure, dehydration, and abnormal lab results. He had recently recovered from the flu but was suddenly ill again. We trusted the ER to recognize the warning signs. We were sent home in under two hours. Two days later, Nicholas was admitted to Cook Children’s Hospital in septic shock. He required ICU care,

By Reasa Selph In April 2024, Methodist Southlake Medical Center was cited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for violations of federal emergency care law. According to official documents, the hospital failed to meet the minimum standard of care required under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) during a pediatric emergency visit in December 2023. What the CMS Findings Reveal Following a complaint survey and medical record review, CMS con