MURRIETA — Community Health Accreditation Partner, Inc., (CHAP) announced that Hospice of the Valleys has been awarded CHAP Accreditation under the CHAP Hospice Standards of Excellence.CHAP Accreditation demonstrates that Hospice of the Valleys meets the industry's highest nationally recognized standards. The rigorous evaluation by CHAP focuses on structure and function, quality of services and products, human and financial resources and long term viability. Simply stated, adherence to CHAP's standards leads to better quality care.In September of this year Hospice of the Valleys’ CHAP surveyor made an unannounced site visit. According to Dr. Leslee Cochrane, Executive Medical Director of Hospice of the Valleys, “We are proud to announce that Hospice of the Valleys received a
