The CEO Roundtable on Cancer has granted Ridgewood, N.C.-based healthcare provider Valley Health System its CEO Cancer Gold Standard, according to a Fort Mill Times report.
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The American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer has granted the Vernon Cancer Center at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Waltham, Mass., its Outstanding Achievement Award, according to a Wicked Local report.
The American College of Radiology and FDA have granted mammography accreditation to the radiology department of Boone Memorial Hospital in Madison, W. Va., according to a coalvalleynews.com report.
The American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer has granted the Gertrude & Louis Feil Cancer Center of South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside, N.Y., its Outstanding Achievement Award, according to a Long Island Exchange report.
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The Joint Commission has appointed Mark G. Pelletier, RN, as COO in the division of accreditation and certification operations.
The Joint Commission has granted its Gold Seal of Approval to the William W. Backus Hospital in Norwich, Conn., according to a report by theday Connecticut.
Hospitalized patients whose transfer to the ICU is delayed face increased odds of mortality, according to a study that will be presented at the 2013 American Thoracic Society International Conference.
The Joint Commission and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association have granted the Primary Stroke Center at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City advanced certification as a comprehensive stroke center, according to an Iowa Now report.
Pacific Hospital of Long Beach (Calif.) has earned accreditation from National Integrated Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations and been named compliant with ISO 9001:2008 quality management standards by DNV Healthcare.