Accreditations & Accolades
The goal of The Joint Commission accreditation process is to monitor and accelerate performance improvement in health care organizations. They focus on four areas that support accreditation services: information dissemination, public policy initiatives, performance measurement and patient safety. We recently received the final report on an unannounced survey at the CMC/DHK campus. In it, The Joint Commission cited a significant number of highlights, with special mention made of the following:
- In regard to our focus on patients – how convenient our services are for patients, how our care is truly patient-focused and how decisions are made with patients’ interests foremost in mind;
- An unusual degree of cooperation between medical staff and many of our clinical support staff groups, especially among nurses and the pharmacy;
- How we function as a single, cohesive organization, with excellent communication throughout;
- How supportive, engaged and cooperative the medical staff is;
- Our teamwork and esprit de corps;
- The willingness of all staff members to share their knowledge with the surveyors;
- The dedication and knowledge of our Board of Trustees;
- The clean and pleasant facilities.
