Accreditation - News
Release
FLORIDA INSTITUTE FOR REPRODUCTIVE
SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES (F.I.R.S.T.)
AWARDED ACCREDITATION FROM THE
JOINT COMMISSION
Weston, November 11,
2008 - By demonstrating compliance with the Joint
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations’ national
standards for health care quality and safety, Florida Institute for Reproductive Sciences and
Technologies (F.I.R.S.T.) 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 Dr. Selub, Medical 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
Margaret Peck, executive
director, Laboratory
Accreditation Program, the
Joint
Commission.
"Achieving accreditation demonstrates the commitment of Florida
Institute for Reproductive Sciences and Technologies to providing high quality and safe services."
Dr.
Yavas, Laboratory 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."
Our
Accreditation Certificate
Our
Quality Report on Joint Commission's web site
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