Psychiatric hospital Western State no longer part of national accreditation program
OLYMPIA — The state’s largest psychiatric hospital quietly withdrew from a national accreditation program three months ago.
Western State Hospital voluntarily withdrew from accreditation by The Joint Commission, a nonprofit organization, on May 24, according to a Joint Commission spokeswoman.
But the state Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), which oversees the facility, didn’t announce the decision publicly. The silence stands in contrast to other recent developments, like a hospital improvement plan that was finalized and announced in June with federal regulators.
In early August, the hospital’s website still described it as accredited through The Joint Commission. By Monday afternoon, that language had been removed.
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