Mercy Health System Awarded Gold Seal from Joint Commission
ROCK, WALWORTH COUNTIES, Wisconsin‹Mercy Health System¹s hospitals and its 68 facilities have 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 Mercy Health System¹s dedication to continuous compliance with The Joint Commission’s state-of-the-art standards.
Mercy Hospital and Trauma Center, Mercy Walworth Hospital and Medical Center as well as its numerous facilities underwent a rigorous unannounced on-site survey earlier this year. A team of Joint Commission expert surveyors evaluated Mercy for compliance with standards of care specific to the needs of patients, including infection prevention and control, leadership and
medication management.
“For us, achieving The Joint Commission¹s Gold Seal of Approval affirms our commitment to the communities we serve,” says Javon R. Bea, President and CEO of Mercy Health System. “This recognition attests the great work our employees (who we call partners) do each and every day. It demonstrates the high level of medical excellence we provide, the wide array of services we
bring to the communities we serve and the compassionate care our employees provide.”
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 19,000 health care organizations and
programs in the United States, including more than 10,300 hospitals and home care organizations, and more than 6,500 other health care organizations that provide long term care, behavioral health care, laboratory and ambulatory care services. The Joint Commission currently certifies more than 2,000 disease-specific care programs, focused on the care of patients with chronic illnesses such as stroke, joint replacement, stroke rehabilitation, heart failure and many others. An independent, not-for-profit organization, The Joint Commission is the nation’s oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care.
To learn more about The Joint Commission, visit JointCommission.org. For more information about Mercy, visit MercyHealthSystem.org.
