PUBLIC NOTICE

The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization will conduct
an accreditation survey of St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital, Inc.  during the year 2009.  The North and South Practice Management Clinics will be surveyed also during this time.
         

The purpose of the 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 should
be awarded the organization.

Joint Commission standards deal with organizational 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 be made in writing and should be sent to Joint Commission no later than five working days before the survey begins.  The request must also indicate the nature of the information to be provided at the interview.  Such request 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
E-mail: complaint@jcaho.org
Phone: 1-800-994-6610

The Joint Commission will acknowledge such requests in writing or by telephone and will inform the organization of the request for any interview.  The organization will, in turn, notify the interviewee of the date, time, and place of the meeting.

This notice is posted in accordance with the Joint Commission's requirements and may not be removed before the survey is completed.

Date Posted:  January 5, 2009