THIS FACILITY IS ACCREDITED BY JCAHO.
What Does That Mean?

What is JCAHO?

The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to raising the level of safety and quality of care in all health care settings. Since 1951, JCAHO accreditation has been recognized within health care as a symbol of quality.

JCAHO'S governing board sets the standards that measure health care quality in America and around the world. On a continuing basis health care organizations meet to review the standards for care, and make recommendations for additions and improvements to the requirements.

How Can I find out more about accreditation?

For more information on accreditation of health care organizations, look for Quality Check™.

A performance review includes:

• Sentinel Events
• Client Safety Goals
• Ethics, Rights, and Responsibilities
• Provision of Care
• Medication Management
• Surveillance, Prevention, and Infection Control
• Infection Control
• Performance Improvement
• Leadership
• Human Resources
• Information Management

What is accreditation?

Accreditation means that this facility has volunteered to undergo a challenging, comprehensive evaluation to provide a safe high quality of care and a willingness to be measured against the highest standards of performance.

JCAHO surveyors were invited to the facility for an intense on-site review.

Accreditation by JCAHO is considered the Gold Standard in health care.

Whenever and wherever you receive health care, look for the JCAHO gold seal of approval to ensure you will be getting quality care.

Doctors and nurses from JCAHO personally visited this facility to conduct a review of elements of performance to ensure that Mingus Center:

• provides a safe environment for your care
• educates you about the risks and options for diagnosis and treatment
• protects your rights as a patient, including your right to confidentiality
• protects you against infection
• Plans for emergency situations