Because of your efforts, we had one of most successful surveys ever. We not only passed, we did very well. As a result, the Hospital has been accredited for another three years through 2004. And of course none of that would have would have been possible without all of you. You have done a tremendous job, and it showed in the excellence in the survey.
Continual compliance is our goal.
The state Division of Facility Services, acting on behalf of HCFA, will be at the Hospital to perform the audit on May 7-11, bringing a minimum of five surveyors and three to five facility specialists. The audit is very similar to the Joint Commission accreditation process, said Bobby Clapp, Hospital chief operating officer. We're going to implement the same preparations led by Gail Shulby. The distinction is that the HCFA representatives are more likely to do paper audits than the Joint Commission did, with a heavy emphasis on facilities, documentation, and compliance with confidentiality. Managers will be providing staff more information about the audit soon.