PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center has made it 16 years without a finding from the state Auditor’s Office, it was announced after receiving results of its 2015 accountability audit in November.
Eric Lewis, OMC’s chief executive officer told hospital commissioners Wednesday that the hospital has been audited 14 times in the past 16 years and every one of them has been clean.
“It boils down to the employees,” he said. “I’m very pleased with the results of the audit.”
He said the finance department not only works with others throughout OMC to ensure compliance with the law and safeguarding public resources through internal controls, but also that policies and procedures are well documented.
Areas examined are those representing the highest risk of fraud, loss, abuse or noncompliance including: financial condition, payroll overtime, general disbursements, conflict of interest and procurement.
According to the audit summary, “in the areas we audited, District operations complied with applicable requirements and provided adequate safeguarding of public resources.
The District also complied with state laws and regulations and its own policies and procedures in the areas we examined.”
The next scheduled audit is in November.
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