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October
2, 2006
Marquette
General earns continued accreditation from JCAHO
By demonstrating
its compliance with the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
Organization’s national standards, Marquette General Health
System has earned the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of ApprovalTM.
The award of accreditation is for three years.
Bill Nemacheck, CEO of Marquette General Health System said, “The
Joint Commission accreditation process is rigorous, and we are
not told when the survey team will arrive on our premises. The
survey team reviews records, interviews administrators, physicians,
staff, and patients to verify compliance with current JCAHO standards
including the National Patient Safety Goals.
“Any aspect of the hospital, from the use of documentation
to protection of patient safety, can be scrutinized by the survey
team. I’m very proud of our employees and physicians, who
are diligent about complying with the standards, and providing
the highest possible quality of care.”
Tim Larson, Chair of the MGHS Board of Trustees, said, “Marquette
General has been continuously accredited by JCAHO since its formation
from the merger of two community hospitals in 1973. The Joint
Commission sets the national standards for quality of patient
care, and the Board is very proud of this accreditation record.”
“Joint Commission standards are designed to stimulate continuous,
systematic and organization-wide improvement in the network’s
performance and outcomes of care,” said Gina Zimmermann,
executive director, Network Accreditation Program, Joint Commission.
“Accreditation demonstrates Marquette General Health System’s
commitment to providing high quality and safe care.”
JCAHO accreditation covers all entities of Marquette General Health
System throughout the Upper Peninsula, comprising Marquette General
Hospital, its clinics and offices in 13 communities, the U.P.
Surgery Center at Peninsula Medical Center, Home Health, laboratory
services and behavioral health.
Founded in 1951, the Joint Commission on Accreditation
of Healthcare Organizations seeks to continuously improve
the safety and quality of are provided to the public through the
provision of health care accreditation and related services that
support performance improvement in health care organizations.
The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits more than 15,000
health care organizations and programs in the United States, including
more than 7,800 hospitals and home care organizations, and more
than 7,300 other health care organizations that provide long term
care, assisted living, behavioral health care, laboratory and
ambulatory care services. The Joint Commission also accredits
health plans, integrated delivery networks, and other managed
care entities. In addition, the Joint Commission provides certification
of disease-specific care programs and primary stroke centers.
An independent, not-for-profit organization, the Joint Commission
is the nation’s oldest and largest standards-setting and
accrediting body in health care.
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