The Collingwood General and Marine Hospital (CGMH) has been awarded Accredited with Exemplary Standing following a recent review from Accreditation Canada.
A team of Accreditation Canada surveyors visited CGMH this past September and spent four days on-site evaluating the Hospital across eight quality dimensions, comparing CGMH's practices against the highest of national standards. In summary, CGMH achieved 100% of the required organizational practices (ROP's) and met 97.9% of the more than 2,300 accreditation standards. The hospital also received Exemplary Standing following its last Accreditation in 2017.
"Receiving the highest possible standing from Accreditation Canada means a lot to our team," says Michael Lacroix, CGMH President and CEO. "This achievement is a true testament to the ongoing commitment from CGMH to provide safe, high quality health services for the South Georgian Bay community."
The award of Accredited with Exemplary Standing is provided to healthcare organizations that attain the highest level of performance, achieving excellence in meeting the requirements of the accreditation program.
"The Board of Directors are extremely proud of the entire CGMH Team for this achievement," says Barry Goodwin, Board Chair. "Accreditation challenges organizations to meet national standards of excellence and to continue to improve the quality and safety of services for patients and families. I want to commend all CGMH employees, physicians and midwives for going above Accreditation Canadas requirements to reach Exemplary Standing which demonstrates a commitment to excellence in quality improvement."
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