Milton Hospital, a clinical affiliate of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center providing community-based health care, has been accredited with the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval™ for health care quality and safety.

The Joint Commission is a national not-for-profit organization that accredits and certifies health care organizations and programs in the United States. It reviews the overall systems and processes of patient care to ensure patient safety is upheld. Joint Commission surveyors carefully review many dimensions of care delivery, including patient safety and security, infection prevention, proper use of medication, staff qualifications and training, effectiveness of treatment, environmental cleanliness and much more.

“National standards are intended to stimulate continuous, systematic and organization-wide improvement in an organization’s performance and the outcomes of care,” says Mark Pelletier, R.N., M.S, executive director, Hospital Programs, Accreditation and Certification Services, The Joint Commission. “The community should be proud that Milton Hospital is focusing on the most challenging goal—to continuously raise quality and safety to higher levels.”

Founded in 1951, The Joint Commission seeks to continuously improve health care for the public, in collaboration with other stakeholders, by evaluating health care organizations and inspiring them to excel in providing safe and effective care of the highest quality and value. The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits more than 18,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States, including more than 9,500 hospitals and home care organizations, and more than 6,300 other health care organizations that provide long term care, behavioral health care, laboratory and ambulatory care services.