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Show Lakeview hospital accredited By GARY R. BLODGETT BOUNTIFUL For the 12th consecutive year Lakeview Hospital Hos-pital in Bountiful has been awarded a Certificate of Accreditation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation Accredi-tation of Hospitals. William P. Moore, Lakeview Hospital administrator, said the hospital has received continuous accreditation since the year after it opened in September 1976. He said the accreditation is evidence evi-dence of Lakeview's continuing efforts to provide quality health care. "As a result," he said, "the hospital and medical staff were again complimented for their accomplishments . ' ' Mr. Moore noted that to become accredited, the hospital voluntarily requested an on-site evaluation by a team of JCAH surveyors who applied ap-plied standards designed to further objectives of quality patient care and the safety of the environment in which that care is provided. "These national standards represent rep-resent a consensus among health care professionals and are periodically updated to reflect changes in health care delivery," said Mr. Moore. JCAH is a private, non-profit organization created by and comprised com-prised of health care professionals. It is governed by a 22-member Board of Commissioners from several sev-eral professional medical associations. associa-tions. Included on the committee is a public member appointed to represent rep-resent consumer concerns. Mr. Moore, who returned to Lakeview as hospital administrator administra-tor during the past year, said several sever-al new services will be added to Lakeview Hospital expansion this "oming year. |