BRATTLEBORO — The Joint Commission (TJC), the nation's leading accreditation and certification organization for hospitals and healthcare organizations, has renewed the Brattleboro Retreat's Accreditation status for a period lasting up to January 2018.
The Joint Commission, an independent, not-for-profit organization, accredits and certifies more than 20,000 healthcare organizations across the country.
“Ongoing accreditation by The Joint Commission is one of many goals we work toward as part of our ongoing efforts to improve the hospital's performance and ensure we are providing our patients with safe, effective care of the highest quality and value possible,” said Brattleboro Retreat President and CEO Robert E. Simpson in a news release.
Joint Commission representatives made two unannounced visits to the Brattleboro Retreat as part of the full re-survey process, which is designed to assess the organization's compliance with various standards as both a hospital and as a provider of behavioral health care services. The initial visit took place between Jan. 6 and 9 of this year, and was followed by a one-day visit on Feb. 23.
TJC's full resurvey process involved a thorough review of the Retreat's core systems and processes including environment of care, leadership, quality, medication management, information management, infection prevention and control, and patient safety.
Simpson said that re-accreditation by The Joint Commission is also a positive indicator of progress being made as part of the Brattleboro Retreat's ongoing System Improvement Agreement with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.