Facility Regulations:

Terms Related to Facility Regulations

• Health Facility Closure

  The closing of any health facility, e.g., health centers, residential facilities, and hospitals.

• Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals

  A private, voluntary, not-for-profit organization which establishes standards for the operation of health facilities and services, conducts surveys, and awards accreditation.

• Hospital Closure

  The closing of any health facility, e.g., health centers, residential facilities, and hospitals.

• Health Care Coalitions

  Voluntary groups of people representing diverse interests in the community such as hospitals, businesses, physicians, and insurers, with the principal objective to improve health care ...