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Lighthouse Hospice, INC. Receives CHAP Accreditation

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Lighthouse Hospice, INC. Awarded CHAP Accreditation

Cherry Hill, NJ – 21 April 2014 — Community Health Accreditation Program, Inc., (CHAP) announced today that Lighthouse Hospice, INC. has been awarded CHAP accreditation under the CHAP Hospice Standards of Excellence. This is the eleventh year CHAP accreditation has been awarded to Lighthouse Hospice, INC.
CHAP accreditation demonstrates Lighthouse Hospice, INC. meets the industry's highest nationally recognized standards. Rigorous evaluation by CHAP focuses on structure and function, quality of services and products, human and financial resources, and long term viability. Through CHAP accreditation, Lighthouse Hospice, INC. is also certified as a Medicare provider. 

“We are very pleased that Lighthouse Hospice, INC. chose CHAP accreditation,” said Michael S. Grogan, Senior Vice President of Business Development. “Voluntarily selecting to achieve CHAP accreditation and meeting our high standards of excellence demonstrates Lighthouse Hospice, INC. commitment to quality. CHAP is delighted to work with their entire team through the ongoing process of quality improvement.” 

Lighthouse Hospice, INC. provides a variety of hospice services to patients and their families in Cherry Hill, NJ, Camden County as well as Burlington, Gloucester, Salem Counties and surrounding areas. For additional information about Lighthouse Hospice, INC., contact Lighthouse Hospice, INC. at 1-888-HOSPICE, or 1-856-414-1155 / www.lighthousehospice.net / or email Tom Johnson-Medland, CEO at: tomjm@lighthousehospice.net / fax: 1-856-414-1313

CHAP is an independent, not-for-profit, accrediting body for community-based health care organizations. Created in 1965, CHAP was the first to recognize the need and value for accreditation in community-based care. CHAP is the oldest national, community-based accrediting body with more than 5,000 agencies currently accredited nationwide. Through “deeming authority” granted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), CHAP has the regulatory authority to survey agencies providing home health, hospice and home medical equipment services, to determine if they meet the Medicare Conditions of Participation and CMS Quality Standards. CHAP’s purpose is to define and advance the highest standards of community-based care. 

For more information about the CHAP accreditation process, please visit the CHAP website at www.chapinc.org. For additional information on CHAP, please contact Michael S. Grogan, Senior Vice President of Business Development, at 202.862.3413 or mgrogan@chapinc.org. 

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