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Benton County health partners report HRSA site-visit fixes, public health accreditation progress and vaccine guidance
Summary
County health center leadership reported five HRSA operational-site-visit findings were addressed within days, the public health department awaits reaccreditation committee review in November, and staff outlined regional vaccine guidance after federal confusion; commissioners praised staff and directed continued outreach.
Benton County health center and public-health leaders briefed the Board on a recent HRSA operational site visit, public health accreditation progress and evolving COVID-19 vaccine guidance from a new West Coast alliance.
HRSA operational site visit: Health center leadership (Speaker 6) said the Sept. 9-11 HRSA operational site visit reviewed most compliance elements in an "open book" format and identified five items needing correction. The findings involved an updated contract with Samaritan Health Services to specify certain ancillary services (mammography, gynecologic ultrasound, plain-film x-rays); clarifying the sliding-fee-scale family-size definition (work completed by interim finance staff); strengthening clinical…
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