Survey of Read Mental Health Center to be conducted this Wed, Thur & Friday.

[Guest guest]

Dr. Dennis O'Leary,

Carole Aly, 603/792-5700, just informed me that I have applied too late to meet

the " 5 working days in advance rule " to have a " public information interview "

during the JCAHO tri-annual survey of Read MHC to be conducted this Wednesday,

6/16.

This requirement to register 5 days in advance; so that everyone can prepare and

make arrangements seems to be excessive in these days of instant communication.

Read MHC is obligated to announce this survey to the public for 30 days before

the survey. I will verify that in the next hour. The survey results will be

confidential which doesn't seem to me to be in the best interest of the public.

Already I noticed the the READ MENTAL HEALTH CENTER is evaluated as a hospital

which it is not. The last evaluation on 5/23/2001 indicated that " assessing

staff competence " received a 5 (1-5 where 1 is highest) as did 16% of the ohter

" hospitals " in the. This is in keeping with my observations. Only " medication

use " received an equally low score " . The survey is available at:

http://www.jcaho.org/qualitycheck/pds/prg_prnt.asp?program=2

I was out of town assisting two other mentally labelled people from 6/2 to 6/10,

but I am surprised that no other mental health organization that I am a member

of brought up the importance of this tri-annual survey.

Perhaps someone will have to cancel at the last moment. In any case I would

appreciate being invited to participate since I have been a full time volunteer

mental health advocate specializing at the Read MHC and the Grow and WRAP

programs. My clients range from family members to patients at Read, the Joliet

TDF, Chester MHC, Cork Ireland and Portadown in Northern Ireland. I am also

linked to many online organizations like SSRI medications which has 350+ members.

I have testifed before the President's New Freedom Commission and the IL House

of Representatives. I also supported speakers at the FDA Mtg in DC last

February. I have complete the first of 4 courses in counseling and my

undergraduate degree is in psychology. I am a member of many psychological

organizations.

If I don't get an chance to speak, the public will miss a golden opportunity.

I understand your address is:

JCAHO

1 Renaisance Blvd

Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181

F. Prior

My Publicly Viewable Calendar: http://calendar./j_prior

T: 773/295-8056 OUT-OF-STATE 800/654-1215 F: 801/848-3451

E: jprior@... W: www.lgln.com

: 22:36-40, Deut 6:5, and Leviticus 19:18

[Guest guest]

Dr. Dennis O'Leary,

Carole Aly, 603/792-5700, just informed me that I have applied too late to meet

the " 5 working days in advance rule " to have a " public information interview "

during the JCAHO tri-annual survey of Read MHC to be conducted this Wednesday,

6/16.

This requirement to register 5 days in advance; so that everyone can prepare and

make arrangements seems to be excessive in these days of instant communication.

Read MHC is obligated to announce this survey to the public for 30 days before

the survey. I will verify that in the next hour. The survey results will be

confidential which doesn't seem to me to be in the best interest of the public.

Already I noticed the the READ MENTAL HEALTH CENTER is evaluated as a hospital

which it is not. The last evaluation on 5/23/2001 indicated that " assessing

staff competence " received a 5 (1-5 where 1 is highest) as did 16% of the ohter

" hospitals " in the. This is in keeping with my observations. Only " medication

use " received an equally low score " . The survey is available at:

http://www.jcaho.org/qualitycheck/pds/prg_prnt.asp?program=2

I was out of town assisting two other mentally labelled people from 6/2 to 6/10,

but I am surprised that no other mental health organization that I am a member

of brought up the importance of this tri-annual survey.

Perhaps someone will have to cancel at the last moment. In any case I would

appreciate being invited to participate since I have been a full time volunteer

mental health advocate specializing at the Read MHC and the Grow and WRAP

programs. My clients range from family members to patients at Read, the Joliet

TDF, Chester MHC, Cork Ireland and Portadown in Northern Ireland. I am also

linked to many online organizations like SSRI medications which has 350+ members.

I have testifed before the President's New Freedom Commission and the IL House

of Representatives. I also supported speakers at the FDA Mtg in DC last

February. I have complete the first of 4 courses in counseling and my

undergraduate degree is in psychology. I am a member of many psychological

organizations.

If I don't get an chance to speak, the public will miss a golden opportunity.

I understand your address is:

JCAHO

1 Renaisance Blvd

Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181

F. Prior

My Publicly Viewable Calendar: http://calendar./j_prior

T: 773/295-8056 OUT-OF-STATE 800/654-1215 F: 801/848-3451

E: jprior@... W: www.lgln.com

: 22:36-40, Deut 6:5, and Leviticus 19:18

[Guest guest]

Dr. Dennis O'Leary,

Carole Aly, 603/792-5700, just informed me that I have applied too late to meet

the " 5 working days in advance rule " to have a " public information interview "

during the JCAHO tri-annual survey of Read MHC to be conducted this Wednesday,

6/16.

This requirement to register 5 days in advance; so that everyone can prepare and

make arrangements seems to be excessive in these days of instant communication.

Read MHC is obligated to announce this survey to the public for 30 days before

the survey. I will verify that in the next hour. The survey results will be

confidential which doesn't seem to me to be in the best interest of the public.

Already I noticed the the READ MENTAL HEALTH CENTER is evaluated as a hospital

which it is not. The last evaluation on 5/23/2001 indicated that " assessing

staff competence " received a 5 (1-5 where 1 is highest) as did 16% of the ohter

" hospitals " in the. This is in keeping with my observations. Only " medication

use " received an equally low score " . The survey is available at:

http://www.jcaho.org/qualitycheck/pds/prg_prnt.asp?program=2

I was out of town assisting two other mentally labelled people from 6/2 to 6/10,

but I am surprised that no other mental health organization that I am a member

of brought up the importance of this tri-annual survey.

Perhaps someone will have to cancel at the last moment. In any case I would

appreciate being invited to participate since I have been a full time volunteer

mental health advocate specializing at the Read MHC and the Grow and WRAP

programs. My clients range from family members to patients at Read, the Joliet

TDF, Chester MHC, Cork Ireland and Portadown in Northern Ireland. I am also

linked to many online organizations like SSRI medications which has 350+ members.

I have testifed before the President's New Freedom Commission and the IL House

of Representatives. I also supported speakers at the FDA Mtg in DC last

February. I have complete the first of 4 courses in counseling and my

undergraduate degree is in psychology. I am a member of many psychological

organizations.

If I don't get an chance to speak, the public will miss a golden opportunity.

I understand your address is:

JCAHO

1 Renaisance Blvd

Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181

F. Prior

My Publicly Viewable Calendar: http://calendar./j_prior

T: 773/295-8056 OUT-OF-STATE 800/654-1215 F: 801/848-3451

E: jprior@... W: www.lgln.com

: 22:36-40, Deut 6:5, and Leviticus 19:18

[Guest guest]

Dr. Dennis O'Leary,

Carole Aly, 603/792-5700, just informed me that I have applied too late to meet

the " 5 working days in advance rule " to have a " public information interview "

during the JCAHO tri-annual survey of Read MHC to be conducted this Wednesday,

6/16.

This requirement to register 5 days in advance; so that everyone can prepare and

make arrangements seems to be excessive in these days of instant communication.

Read MHC is obligated to announce this survey to the public for 30 days before

the survey. I will verify that in the next hour. The survey results will be

confidential which doesn't seem to me to be in the best interest of the public.

Already I noticed the the READ MENTAL HEALTH CENTER is evaluated as a hospital

which it is not. The last evaluation on 5/23/2001 indicated that " assessing

staff competence " received a 5 (1-5 where 1 is highest) as did 16% of the ohter

" hospitals " in the. This is in keeping with my observations. Only " medication

use " received an equally low score " . The survey is available at:

http://www.jcaho.org/qualitycheck/pds/prg_prnt.asp?program=2

I was out of town assisting two other mentally labelled people from 6/2 to 6/10,

but I am surprised that no other mental health organization that I am a member

of brought up the importance of this tri-annual survey.

Perhaps someone will have to cancel at the last moment. In any case I would

appreciate being invited to participate since I have been a full time volunteer

mental health advocate specializing at the Read MHC and the Grow and WRAP

programs. My clients range from family members to patients at Read, the Joliet

TDF, Chester MHC, Cork Ireland and Portadown in Northern Ireland. I am also

linked to many online organizations like SSRI medications which has 350+ members.

I have testifed before the President's New Freedom Commission and the IL House

of Representatives. I also supported speakers at the FDA Mtg in DC last

February. I have complete the first of 4 courses in counseling and my

undergraduate degree is in psychology. I am a member of many psychological

organizations.

If I don't get an chance to speak, the public will miss a golden opportunity.

I understand your address is:

JCAHO

1 Renaisance Blvd

Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181

F. Prior

My Publicly Viewable Calendar: http://calendar./j_prior

T: 773/295-8056 OUT-OF-STATE 800/654-1215 F: 801/848-3451

E: jprior@... W: www.lgln.com

: 22:36-40, Deut 6:5, and Leviticus 19:18