1. SCRAMBLING: “IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU” Jennifer Cohen Staten Island University Hospital Staten Island, New York

2. TIMELINE  Submit your PIF  Site Visit is Scheduled  Anxiety begins (have a cocktail)  Site Visit Completed  Have numerous cocktails  Anticipate accreditation notification  Granted 3-Year accreditation  The Scramble realization sets in

3. SCRAMBLE EVE  Paperwork  Phone lines  Prep your team (assign roles)  Security  Switchboard Operators  Clerical Staff  SLEEP LIKE A BABY!

4. SCRAMBLE DAY  Organize “Command Center”  Team Plan  Receptionists  Reviewers  Interviewers  Round table  Final Decision

5. POST SCRAMBLE  Send out welcome letters  Fulfillment notification  Formal announcements  Contracts  Bad news

6. “FROM FIRST PIF TO FIRST CLASS” Our journey begins….