Houston Healthcare Facilities Earn Joint Commission Accreditation

Houston Medical Center and Perry Hospital Earn Accreditations from The Joint Commission

Houston Healthcare is pleased to announce that Houston Medical Center, Perry Hospital and their outpatient facilities have earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval^TM by demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission’s national standards for health care quality and safety.

"We seek accreditation for Houston Medical Center, Perry Hospital and our outpatient facilities because we want to demonstrate our continued commitment to patient safety and providing quality care to the communities we serve,” states Cary Martin, Interim Chief Executive Officer for Houston Healthcare. “We view obtaining Joint Commission accreditation and the validation of our compliance with the National Patient Safety Goals as another step toward achieving excellence.”

The Joint Commission conducted unannounced, on-site evaluations at Houston Medical Center and Perry Hospital in October and November of last year. The accreditation awards recognize Houston Healthcare’s dedication to complying with The Joint Commission’s state-of-the-art standards on a continuous basis.

“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,” continues Mark Pelletier, RN, MS, Executive Director of Hospital Programs, Accreditation and Certification Services for The Joint Commission. “The community should be proud that Houston Healthcare is focusing on the most challenging goal—to continuously raise quality and safety to higher levels.”

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.