The Joint Commission has named Georgia Regents Medical Center in Augusta an advanced comprehensive stroke center, according to an Atlanta Magazine report.
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CMS has plans to delete data on eight hospital acquired conditions reported by hospitals nationwide from a hospital comparison website while a new set of conditions to monitor is developed, according to a report in the Boston Globe.
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association has granted the Medical Center of Aurora (Colo.) its Get With the Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus Achievement Award.
The Joint Commission has named Salem (Ore.) Spine Center a Center of Excellence in the area of spine surgery, according to a report by The Statesman Journal.
Cadence Health has announced that Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Ill., has been named a comprehensive stroke center by the Joint Commission and American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.
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Joint Commission International has announced the accreditation of its 500th organization.
The American College of Surgeons' Commission on Cancer has granted three-year accreditation to El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, Calif.
Franciscan St. Elizabeth Health received national accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs for its paramedic program, according to News Bug.
The Bariatric Surgery Center Network Accreditation Program has accredited the Georgia Bariatric Center at Coliseum Northside Hospital in Macon, Ga., according to a report by The Telegraph.
The Joint Commission has granted DaVita Hospital Services, division of Denver-based DaVita HealthCare Partners, Ambulatory Health Care Accreditation, according to a News Medical report.