[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 4157-4158]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        CONGRATULATIONS VA CENTRAL CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 10, 1999

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate The VA 
Central California Health Care System on the outstanding score received 
with the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care 
Organizations. This organization is dedicated to improving government 
health care through voluntary accreditation.
  The VA Central California Health Care System, known as the VA Medical 
Center Fresno, received high scores on its accreditation from the Joint 
Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO). 
Formed in 1951, JCAHO is dedicated to the improvement of America's 
public and private health care system through a process of voluntary 
accreditation. The accreditation serves as proof of an organization's 
commitment to providing quality health care on an ongoing basis. The 
mission of the VA Central California Health Care System is to deliver 
this commitment to its veteran patients.
  The JCAHO scores achieved by the VA Central California Health Care 
System were outstanding. For its Hospital Accreditation Program (HAP) a 
score of 96 was given. For its Ambulatory Care service a score of 100 
was obtained. The VA also scored 100 for its Alcohol and Drug treatment 
program. The Long Term Care program received a 99 and the Home Care 
program was given a 98. Special recognition was received for the 
Infection Control and Performance Improvement Programs and the 
Computerized Pharmacy Processing System. All of the scores represent 
great accomplishments for this health care system. The hospital staff 
worked together to meet the challenge, scoring above the national 
average.

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  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the VA Central California 
Health Care System on this outstanding accomplishment. I urge my 
colleagues to join me in wishing the administration and staff of the VA 
Central California Health Care System congratulations on this 
achievement and many years of continued success.

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