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| For more information contact: Joe Thornton For immediate release Mildred Mitchell-Bateman Hospital receives accreditation The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Behavioral Health and Health Facilities, has received word of accreditation for Mildred Mitchell-Bateman Hospital from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Mildred Mitchell-Bateman Hospital, a state supported psychiatric hospital located in Huntington, is a training site for future health care professionals attending over twenty colleges and educational institutions in the tri-state area of southwestern West Virginia, southeastern Ohio and northeastern Kentucky. "This accreditation is a testament to the type of professionals we employ at the facility," said DHHR Secretary Paul L. Nusbaum. "I congratulate everyone at Mildred Mitchell-Bateman for their efforts to provide high quality care for those they serve on a daily basis." The accreditation is effective from November 2003 and will remain current for three years for all services surveyed by the accrediting team. – 30 – |