 In December 2003, DHS closed the cardiac monitoring ward at the hospital after a third patient died under questionable circumstances.A consulting group was hired to help fix issues with the nursing staff; DHS spent nearly $1 million on this effort.In a January 13, 2004 report, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) determined that King/Drew was out of compliance with minimum requirements for receiving federal funding, citing the work of government inspectors who identified three patients who died at King/Drew after what were determined to have been grave errors by staff members.