The Joint Commission, in collaboration with the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, has named Abington (Pa.) Memorial Hospital a comprehensive stroke center.
ASC Accreditation, Licensure & Medicare Certification
The Joint Commission has granted its Gold Seal of Approval to MD Laser Surgery Center in Columbia, Md.
The Intersocietal Commission for Accreditation of Nuclear Medicine Laboratories has accredited the nuclear medicine department and Halifax Heart Center of Halifax Regional Hospital in South Boston, Va., according to a report by The Gazette-Virginian.
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has earned Healthcare Accreditation Colloquium recognition as an accredited pediatric heart failure institute.
The Joint Commission has reaccredited the laboratory at Newton Medical Center in Covington, Ga., according to CovNews report.
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The American College of Radiology has granted Tulare (Calif.) Regional Medical Center magnetic resonance imaging accreditation, according to a TBJNOW report.
The American College of Surgeons' Commission on Cancer has granted Monongalia General Hospital in Morgantown, W. Va., comprehensive community cancer program accreditation, according to a report by The Exponent Telegram.
The Joint Commission recently petitioned the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid for waivers for multiple requirements in the 2000 edition of the Life Safety Code. CMS granted the waivers for ambulatory surgery centers, hospitals, critical access hospitals, long-term care facilities…
The Joint Commission has granted the University of New Mexico Hospitals in Albuquerque two-year certification for its hip and knee replacement programs.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued guidelines on Medicare certification for facilities that change ownership.