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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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CONGRATULATING THE ELEANOR SLATER HOSPITAL ON RECEIVING | |
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ACCREDITATION WITH FULL STANDARDS COMPLIANCE BY THE JOINT | |
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COMMISSION | |
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Introduced By: Senators Gallo, and Doyle | |
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Date Introduced: March 06, 2012 | |
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Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar | |
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WHEREAS, The Eleanor Slater Hospital was recently awarded Accreditation with Full |
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Standards Compliance by the Joint Commission, an independent, not-for-profit organization that |
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accredits and certifies health care organizations and programs in the United States; and |
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WHEREAS, The grid score of 97 with no type 1 recommendations represents an |
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extraordinary achievement and testament to the skill and dedication of all hospital employees to |
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provide the best, safest, and most current state-of-the-art care and services; and |
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WHEREAS, The Eleanor Slater Hospital is a 628-bed hospital operated by the Rhode |
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Island Department of Behavioral Health Care, Hospitals, and Developmental Disabilities whose |
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patients are treated for acute and long-term medical illnesses and psychiatric disorders; and |
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WHEREAS, The Eleanor Slater Hospital recognizes the severity and chronic nature of |
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the illnesses of the patients and provides a treatment environment that emphasizes dignity, |
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individuality, and respect; and |
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WHEREAS, The mission of the Joint Commission is to continuously improve the safety |
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and quality of care provided to the public through the provision of healthcare accreditation and |
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related services that support performance improvement in health care organizations; and |
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WHEREAS, The Joint Commission stimulates health care organizations to meet state-of- |
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the-art standards through accreditation and the teaching of quality improvement concepts; and |
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WHEREAS, This accreditation signifies Eleanor Slater Hospital's commitment to safety, |
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quality, and quality improvement, which is the cornerstone of Eleanor Slater Hospital's mission of |
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providing comprehensive rehabilitative and long-term care services to support patients to achieve |
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a high quality of daily living; now, therefore be it |
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RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
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hereby congratulates the Eleanor Slater Hospital on its superb performance as demonstrated by its |
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recent accreditation by the Joint Commission; and be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to |
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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the Administrator of Eleanor Slater Hospital. |
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