DOCTORS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LABORATORY

AWARDED ACCREDITATION FROM JOINT COMMISSION

Bonifay, Fl.,    By demonstrating compliance with the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization's national standards for health care quality and safety, DMH has earned the Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval™.

"We continually strive to improve the quality of our services, and meeting the Joint Commission's rigorous national standards is an important recognition of our efforts," says Robert W. Mitchem, Lab Director. The Joint Commission evaluated the laboratory's performance in complying with nearly 300 standards related to quality control, safety, infection control, leadership, management of human resources, management of information, ongoing performance improvement activities and other issues.

Founded in 1951, the Joint Commission is dedicated to continuously improving the safety and quality of the nation's health care through voluntary accreditation.  "The accreditation process helps promote continuous, systematic and organization-wide improvement in health care organizations," says Charles A. Mowll, Executive Vice President, Business Development, Government and External Relations, Joint Commission. "Achieving accreditation demonstrates DMH's commitment to providing high quality and safe services."

 Robert W. Mitchem, Lab Director says efforts to improve don't stop when the Joint Commission survey is over. "Meeting the standards and achieving excellence is a continuous process," He says.  "No matter how well we did today, we continue to strive to do better tomorrow."