The Joint Commission has accredited hospitals for more than 50 years and today it accredits approximately 4,500 general, children's, long term acute, psychiatric, rehabilitation and surgical specialty hospitals, and maintains a unique accreditation program for critical access hospitals. The Joint Commission currently accredits approximately 80 percent of the nation's hospitals. Accreditation helps to inform and protect consumers, educate providers and support improvement in the quality of the health care system overall. Hospitals seek Joint Commission accreditation primarily as …showed first 75 words of 822 total…

…showed last 75 words of 822 total…help explain to them the additional effort that went into your accreditation, and what it means for the level of quality and safety they can expect. The starter set of brochures is a quantity of 100, with a brochure holder for your waiting room. You can print additional brochures, in English or in Spanish, and add your organization's name, by downloading printer files (http://www.jcaho.org/). References: http://www.jcaho.org/htba/hospitals/facts.htm