Contact: (Administrator, Title) (Telephone Number)
(NAME OF ORGANIZATION)
AWARDED ACCREDITATION FROM THE JOINT COMMISSION
City, Date – By demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission‘s national standards for health care quality and safety, (name of organization) has earned the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval™.
“We sought accreditation for our organization because we want to demonstrate our commitment to (patients’/residents’/clients’) safety and quality care,” says (administrator, title). “We view obtaining Joint Commission accreditation as another step toward achieving excellence.”
(Insert quote from the Joint Commission executive director of the accreditation program for which you are accredited – see next page.)
The Joint Commission conducted an unannounced, on-site evaluation of (name of organization) on (survey dates). The accreditation award recognizes (name of organization)’s dedication to complying with the Joint Commission’s state-of-the-art standards on a continuous basis.
Founded in 1951, The Joint Commission seeks to continuously improve the safety and quality of care 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 8,000 hospitals and home care organizations, and more than 6,800 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, primary stroke centers, and health care staffing services. An independent, not-for-profit organization, The Joint Commission is the nation's oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care.
PLEASE NOTE: If you are a complex organization with multiple accredited components, such as a hospital, and The Joint Commission did NOT review your long term care component, for example, you must insert the following language into your news release: “This award excludes skilled nursing and nursing home services.”