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From 2004 through 2017, acute healthcare facilities have reported more than 3 million events; and from 2009 through 2017, nursing homes have reported more than 259,000 events. [ 1 ] The Authority is charged to take steps to reduce and eliminate such events through the identification of problems evident in the collected data and recommendation ...
As of July 2018, there were 249 state licensed hospitals and VA hospital facilities in Pennsylvania. 148 of these facilities were non-profit, 86 were for-profit or "investor-owned", and 15 were public hospitals owned by the Federal government, state government, or in one case, the city of Philadelphia. [1]
CONs have been criticized for granting monopoly privileges to existing hospitals and healthcare facilities, thereby driving down the number of hospitals and hospital beds in a community. One study found that CON laws resulted in 50% fewer hospitals per 100,000 persons, and 12% fewer beds at the typical hospital.
Under House Bill 2344, hospitals and health systems would be required to provide advance state-level notification and accompanying documentation of mergers and acquisitions of at least $10 million ...
The Pennsylvania Code is a publication of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, listing all rules, regulations, and other administrative documents from the Government of Pennsylvania. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Citation
The Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) is a not-for-profit organization meant to help healthcare organizations maintain their standards in patient care and comply with regulations and the healthcare environment. [1]
A number have deeming power for Medicare and Medicaid.. American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities [2] (AAAASF); Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC)
Many have remained state-operated facilities, such as office building repurposed as correctional centers. A few former state hospitals have been demolished. Western Center was also a state facility for the mentally disabled and was located in Canonsburg, Washington County, Pennsylvania. It consisted of multiple buildings.