Community Hospital has sought and received accreditation from Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) for more than 30 years . As a result of the most recent survey Community Hospital was awarded a three-year accreditation ending March 2008 and the Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval^tm.

"We are pleased to have received the Joint Commission's accreditation for so many years because we believe it holds us to a higher standard of care," says Gary Bieganski, retired President of Community Hospital.

"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 Kurt Patton, executive director, Hospital Accreditation Program, Joint Commission. "The community should be proud that Community Hospital is focusing on the most challenging goal -- to continuously raise quality and safety to higher levels."

The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) is an independent, not-for-profit organization established more than 50 years ago. JCAHO is the world leader in evaluating the quality and safety of care delivered in over 17,000 health care organizations across the country -from hospitals to home care providers, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, outpatient clinics, behavioral health centers, critical access hospitals and health care networks.

To maintain and earn accreditation, Community Hospital undergoes an extensive on-site review by a select team of JCAHO professionals such as administrators, physicians, and nurses at least once every three years. The purpose of the review is to evaluate our performance in areas that affect patient care. Through an assessment of the hospital's processes and personal visits with its patients and staff, the hospital is evaluated and scored. Accreditation is awarded based on how well Community Hospital meets JCAHO standards.

Because its standards are regarded as the most rigorous in the industry, hospitals that choose to be evaluated by JCAHO are therefore committed to providing the highest level of quality care to their patients.

Contact Community Hospital if you have a concern about safety or quality of care at our facility.

Safety/Compliance Hotline: (308) 344-8257
Performance Improvement/Compliance Officer: (308) 344-8548
Email: Jessica Bortner, PI/Compliance Officer

Contact JCAHO if you have a concern about the quality of care at a Joint Commission-accredited hospital.

Mail:
Office of Quality Monitoring
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
One Renaissance Boulevard
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181

Telephone:
JCAHO Compliance Hot Line 1-800-994-6610

FAX:
Office of Quality Monitoring
630-792-5636

Email:
complaint@jcaho.org