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DATE: SATURDAY, September 18, 1993                   TAG: 9309180264
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-4   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: WILLIAMSBURG                                LENGTH: Short

EASTERN STATE COULD REGAIN ACCREDITATION

The agency that took away Eastern State Hospital's accreditation in July is prepared to restore it, the director of the state-run mental facility said Friday.

Representatives of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations ended a two-week visit to Eastern State by saying "they will recommend that we will get accreditation," said John Favret, the hospital's director.

Steven Davidow, a spokesman for the Oakbrook, Ill.-based commission, declined to comment.

- Associated Press 


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