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September 1, 2011
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Mount Sinai Hospital Awarded Accreditation From The Joint Comission
Chicago, 9/1/11 – Mount Sinai Hospital (Mount Sinai) has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval™ for accreditation by demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission's national standards for health care quality and safety in hospitals. The accreditation award recognizes Mount Sinai's dedication to continuous compliance with The Joint Commission's state-of-the-art standards. Mount Sinai underwent a rigorous unannounced on-site survey in August, 2011. A team of Joint Commission expert surveyors evaluated Mount Sinai for compliance with standards of care specific to the needs of patients, including infection prevention and control, leadership and medication management.
"In achieving Joint Commission accreditation, Mount Sinai Hospital has demonstrated its commitment to the highest level of care for its patients," says Mark Pelletier, R.N., M.S., executive director, Hospital Programs, Accreditation and Certification Services, The Joint Commission. "Accreditation is a voluntary process and I commend Mount Sinai for successfully undertaking this challenge to elevate its standard of care and instill confidence in the community it serves."
"With Joint Commission accreditation, we are making a significant investment in quality on a day-to-day basis from the top down. Joint Commission accreditation provides us a framework to take our organization to the next level and helps create a culture of excellence," says Alan Channing, CEO of Sinai Health System. "Achieving Joint Commission accreditation, for our organization, is a major step toward maintaining excellence and continually improving the care we provide."
The Joint Commission's hospital standards address important functions relating to the care of patients and the management of hospitals. The standards are developed in consultation with health care experts, providers, measurement experts and patients.
About Sinai Health System
For over 90 years the hospitals and caregivers of Sinai Health System have provided medical care and social services to communities in west and south Chicago. Situated in a five square block area, the Sinai hospitals include Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Children's Hospital, and Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital offering general acute, specialty, and rehabilitation care and exceeding industry quality standards. Sinai Medical Group physicians see patients at the Touhy and Lawndale Plaza Clinics. Sinai Community Institute provides social service outreach for lifestyle issues that contribute to health while Sinai Urban Health Institute researches the prevalence of chronic disease in Chicago neighborhoods. Collectively these organizations and the caregivers who staff them support the Sinai vision of being the national model for delivery of urban health care. www.sinai.org.
About the Joint Commission
Founded in 1951, The Joint Commission seeks to continuously improve health care for the public, in collaboration with other stakeholders, by evaluating health care organizations and inspiring them to excel in providing safe and effective care of the highest quality and value. The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits more than 18,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. An independent, not-for-profit organization, The Joint Commission is the nation's oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care. Learn more about The Joint Commission at www.jointcommission.org.
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