PUBLIC NOTICE
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations may conduct an unannounced accreditation survey of University Medical Center and McFarland Specialty Hospital.
The purpose of this survey will be to evaluate the organization’s compliance with nationally established Joint Commission standards. The survey results will be used to determine whether, and the conditions under which, accreditation will be awarded to the organization.
Joint Commission standards deal with organization quality and safety-of-care issues and the safety of the environment in which care is provided. Anyone believing that he or she has pertinent and valid information about such matters may request a public information interview with the Joint Commission’s field representatives at the time of the survey. Information presented at the interview will be carefully evaluated for relevance to the accreditation process. Requests for a public information interview must me made in writing and should be sent to the Joint Commission. The request must also indicate the nature of the information to be provided at the interview. Such requests should be addressed to:
Division of Accreditation Operations
Office of Quality Monitoring
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
One Renaissance Boulevard
Oakbrook Terrace, Il 60181
1-800-994-6610
630-792-5000
OR Faxed to 630-792-5636
OR E-mailed to complaint@jcaho.org
The Joint Commission’s Office of Quality Monitoring will acknowledge in writing or by telephone requests received. An account representative will contact the individual requesting the public information interview prior to the survey, indicating the location, date, and time of the interview and the name of the surveyor who will conduct the interview. This notice is posted in accordance with the Joint Commission’s requirements.
Date Posted: March 2006
Revised: May 2007