--- title: Clinic Loses Accreditation After Joan Rivers Death description: The clinic has been cited for multiple errors in its care of the late comedian canonical: https://time.com/3664572/clinic-joan-rivers-death-accreditation/ author: Alexandra Sifferlin article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-01-12T21:08:44.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T03:30:35.210Z article:section: Health og:title: Clinic Loses Accreditation After Joan Rivers Death og:description: The clinic has been cited for multiple errors in its care of the late comedian og:url: https://time.com/3664572/clinic-joan-rivers-death-accreditation/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7d82575be060c23a/6987797d428a9e215ccc6883/yorkville-endoscopy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2092 og:image:height: 1177 og:image:alt: Joan Rivers-Death Investigation og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Clinic Loses Accreditation After Joan Rivers Death twitter:description: The clinic has been cited for multiple errors in its care of the late comedian twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7d82575be060c23a/6987797d428a9e215ccc6883/yorkville-endoscopy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Clinic Loses Accreditation After Joan Rivers' Death > Sponsored content. 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Tina Fineberg—AP by [Alexandra Sifferlin](https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Jan 12, 2015 9:08 PM UTC The New York clinic where TV personality Joan Rivers underwent vocal cord surgery, before her sudden deterioration and death, will lose its federal accreditation at the end of the month. As of Jan. 31, Yorkville Endoscopy will no longer receive Federal funds for services given to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, the [Huffington Post reports](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/12/joan-rivers-clinic-federal-accreditation%5Fn%5F6456670.html). Earlier this past year, the New York State Department of Health determined that the clinic made multiple errors during Rivers’ care. Rivers died on Sept. 4 after suffering brain damage from lack of oxygen after she quit breathing during surgery only a few days earlier. An employee of the clinic also reportedly took a photo of Rivers during the surgery. The clinic [released a statement, saying](http://7online.com/entertainment/upper-east-side-clinic-that-treated-joan-rivers-to-lose-accreditation/471667/): “We are continuing to work with all regulatory bodies. We intend to communicate with CMS and appropriate authorities to have the decision reversed. 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