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The accreditation is for 39 months. JCAHO is an independent healthcare organization responsible for rigorous evaluations and accreditation of nearly 15,000 hospitals and other healthcare organizations in the U.S. “This extremely thorough and positive evaluation reinforces the fact that Stony Brook is an outstanding medical center,” Dr. Fine said. Fred Sganga, the hospital’s interim CEO continued, “We are the medical center to which many hospitals across Long Island transfer patients they are not equipped to care for. With that very special role we play, this result provides proof of an organization-wide commitment to provide quality care on an ongoing basis to patients all across Long Island.” This week-long, on-site review took place Aug. 21 to 25 and consisted of a visit by a seven-member JCAHO team. Hospitals are surveyed by JCAHO in unannounced visits every three years and the review is considered critical to a hospital’s reputation, to its graduate medical education program and to approval of Federal reimbursement for care. "Above all, the national standards are intended to stimulate continuous, systematic and organization-wide improvement in an organization's performance and the outcomes of care," says Darlene Christiansen, executive director, Hospital Accreditation Program, Joint Commission. "The community should be proud that Stony Brook University Medical Center is focusing on the most challenging goal -- to continuously raise quality and safety to higher levels." JCAHO’s rigorous review process focuses on the healthcare organization’s operations and internal systems that directly impact on the quality and safety of patient care. An independent, not-for-profit organization, JCAHO is the nation’s predominant standards-setting and accrediting body in health care. Since 1951, it has maintained state-of-the-art standards that focus on improving the quality and safety of care provided by health care organizations. Its accreditation process evaluates an organization’s compliance with these standards and other accreditation requirements. JCAHO accreditation is recognized nationwide as a symbol of quality that reflects an organization’s commitment to meeting certain performance standards. To earn and maintain the JCAHO’s Gold Seal of Approval™, an organization must undergo an on-site survey by a JCAHO survey team at least every three years. Laboratories must be surveyed every two years. © Copyright 2005 by Stony Brook University |
