Bayfront Health Punta Gorda Awarded Fifth Disease-Specific Care Certification in Orthopedics from The Joint Commission
8/4/2020
CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FL (August 4, 2020) – Bayfront Health Punta Gorda has earned another Gold Seal of Approval® from The Joint Commission, making Bayfront Health Punta Gorda the only hospital in the state of Florida to hold five Disease-Specific Care (DSC) Certifications in Orthopedics at time of recognition.
Since 2013, Bayfront Health Punta Gorda has held DSC Certifications from The Joint Commission for spinal fusion, laminectomy, joint replacement-knee, and joint replacement-hip. Earlier this year they received their fifth orthopedic certification for joint replacement-shoulder, a reflection of Bayfront Health Punta Gorda’s commitment to providing safe and quality patient care.
Bayfront Health Punta Gorda underwent a rigorous, unannounced onsite review earlier this year. During the visit, a team of Joint Commission reviewers evaluated compliance with related certification standards that The Joint Commission developed in consultation with health care experts and providers, measurement experts and patients. The reviewers also conducted onsite observations and interviews.
“Disease-Specific Care Certification recognizes health care organizations committed to fostering continuous quality improvement in patient safety and quality of care,” says Mark Pelletier, RN, MS, chief operating officer, Accreditation and Certification Operations, and chief nursing executive, The Joint Commission. “We commend Bayfront Health Punta Gorda for using certification to reduce variation in its clinical processes and to strengthen its program structure and management framework for orthopedic patients.”
“We couldn’t be more excited to be recognized once again by The Joint Commission, our nation’s oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care,” said Andrea G. Thomas, MBA, MPH, FACHE, Chief Administrative Officer at Bayfront Health Punta Gorda. “This is a true testament to the level of care and quality that patients will receive when choosing Bayfront Health Punta Gorda for their joint replacement needs.”
For more information, about DSC Certifications, visit https://www.jointcommission.org/. To view Bayfront Health Punta Gorda’s Quality Check® Quality Report which lists all accreditations, certifications and specialty quality awards, visit https://bit.ly/PuntaGordaQualityCheck.
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