Rehabilitation Hospital Awarded The Joint Commission Stroke Rehab Certification
5/19/2022
Lutheran Health Network’s Rehabilitation Hospital earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Stroke Rehabilitation Certification by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects a health care organization’s commitment to providing safe, quality patient care.
The certification recognizes organizations providing clinical programs across the continuum of care for stroke rehabilitation and evaluates how they use clinical outcomes and performance measures to identify opportunities to improve care, as well as to educate and prepare patients and their caregivers for discharge.
“We are proud of the hard work the Rehabilitation Hospital team put into achieving this certification,” said Ryan Cassedy, the hospital’s chief administrative officer. “This accomplishment demonstrates the high level of quality stroke care and rehabilitation each of our patients receive.”
The Rehabilitation Hospital underwent a rigorous survey to achieve the certification, during which a reviewer from the Joint Commission evaluated compliance alongside the related certification standards. The standards showed the hospital’s rehab stroke program provides high quality care to improve not only the functionality of patients who have suffered a stroke but also ensure a high quality of life. Joint Commission standards are developed in consultation with health care experts and providers, measurement experts and patients.
“Stroke Rehabilitation Certification recognizes health care organizations committed to fostering continuous quality improvement in patient safety and quality of care,” said Mark Pelletier, RN, MS, chief operating officer, accreditation and certification operations, and chief nursing executive, The Joint Commission. “We commend The Rehabilitation Hospital for using certification to reduce variation in its clinical processes and to strengthen its program structure and management framework for stroke patients.”
In preparation for our survey, the Rehabilitation Hospital team obtained data and performance measures to demonstrate the progress of stroke patients. For more information on certifications, visit The Joint Commission website. For information on the Rehabilitation Hospital, visit rehabhospital.com.
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