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Ebert said that loss of accreditation "certainly should not discourage medical school graduates from coming to BCH as interns."
McDermott said the hospital plans a 100-day crash program to correct the deficiencies pointed out by the commission and regain accreditation. Although he said he was confident that the hospital could correct most deficiencies before June, "until we have a totally new physical plant, you can go through this...
McDermott helped organize a staff protest two years ago over the hospital's"antiquated physical plant, archaic administrative structure, and inadequate budget." He said the commission ignored the great progress which followed his protest: $6 million was spent on renovation, plans were made for a whole new city hospital, and...
Besides a loss of public confidence, lack of accreditation could lead to loss of federal grants for programs and construction, withholding of Medicare and Medicaid subsidies, and possible withdrawal of private health insurance participation for policy holders using the hospital.
The announcement of the commission's action came on the same day that the hospital's trustees revealed plans for an entirely new $171 million city hospital to be completed by 1976.