Cardiac Advisory Committee meeting and report files
Series Number
16456
Summary
The Cardiac Advisory Committee advises and makes recommendations to the State Health department in areas relating to cardiac surgery in New York State. The records provide detailed documentation on operating standards and procedures, hospital staffing, and surgical costs; and detailed statistics relating to cardiac surgery in New York since the 1950s. The records include reports of site visits to individual hospitals and recommendations for improvement in surgical programs.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Health. Bureau of Hospital Services
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Article 28 of the Public Health Law requires the Department of Health to conduct a comprehensive hospital survey when a hospital's ten-year operating certificate expires; or more frequently, if a hospital implements new procedures or services, or has significant problems. The series consists of survey files divided into official documents and background documents. The files contain survey reports, statements of deficiencies, plans of correction, correspondence, reports, and background, surveillance, or informational material used to produce final survey reports.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Health. Bureau of Hospital Services
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.