(Providence, RI) -- Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee said on Tuesday that Eleanor Slater Hospital has received accreditation from the Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations. The Joint Commission over the summer had issued a preliminary denial based on a number of concerns. McKee said on Tuesday hospital staffers and others addressed the issues which included culture of care and physical building problems on the campuses in Cranston and Burrillville. McKee also said he expects that Rhode Island will be able to start billing again for Medicaid. Billing was halted in 2019 because Eleanor Slater fell out of compliance with the federal government's reimbursement rules.
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