Cypress Basin Hospice Awarded CHAP Accreditation

Community Health Accreditation Partner, Inc., (CHAP) has announced that Cypress Basin Hospice has been awarded CHAP Accreditation under the CHAP Hospice Standards of Excellence. By achieving CHAP Accreditation. Cypress Basin Hospice has also been deemed to meet the Medicare Conditions of Participation and is certified . a Medicare provider.

CHAP Accreditation demonstrates that Cypress Basin Hospice meets the industry's highest nationally recognized standards. The rigorous evaluation by CHAP focuses on structure and function. quality of services and products. human and financial resources and long term viability.

Sirnply stated, adherence to CHAP, standards leads to better quality care. By achieving CHAP Accreditation, Cypress Basin Hospice has shown a commitment to excellence; said Karen Collishaw, CHAP President & CEO. "This is the third time Cypress Basin Hospice has achieved CHAP Accreditation, and we are excited to continue our partnership by offering support in its commitrnent to providing quality care and continuous improvement."

Cypress Basin Hospice has been a CHAP accredited agency since 2012 and provides a variety of hospice services to patients and their families in Mount Pleasant, Paris, Sulphur Springs and the 16 county surrounding area of Northeast Texas.

CHAP is an independent, not-for-profit, accrediting body for community-based health care organizations. Created in 1969, 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 rnore than 9,000 agencies currently accredited nationwide.

For more information about the CHAP Accreditation process. please visit the CHAP website at www.chapinc.org.

For additional information about Cypress B.in Hospice, please contact Niki Haynes at 903-577-1510.