Here’s what you should know.
1. The Department of Social and Health Services, which oversees the facility, didn’t announce the state’s decision to withdraw, but acknowledge that they didn’t intend to keep the move quiet.
“Hospital employees were informed through leadership, but admittedly we could have done a much better job” of announcing the decision, said DSHS spokeswoman Kathy Spears. “There were many discussions surrounding the decision, but that information didn’t get spread far and wide.”
2. DSHS said the move was made to allow the hospital to focus on its work with federal regulators to alleviate some long-standing issues.
3. The Times reports, that the hospital has had severe staff shortages, a lack of bed space and security problems.
4. State and federal officials are working on a 13-month plan that CMS agreed to help the facility focus on efforts to improve outside of accreditation.
5. Assistant secretary for DSHS Behavioral Health Administration Carla Reyes said the hospital would focus on reearning the certification once it had improved its performance.
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