Upcoming EventsMontefiore Nyack Hospital has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Total Hip and Knee Replacement Certification by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. This is the fifth consecutive time the program has received the Gold Seal which is a symbol of quality that reflects a health care organization’s commitment to providing safe and quality patient care.
The certification focuses on the pre-surgical orthopedic consultation to the intraoperative, hospitalization or ambulatory surgical center admission, rehabilitation activities, and follow-up visit with the orthopedic surgeon.
Montefiore Nyack Hospital underwent a rigorous, review in February. During the survey, a Joint Commission reviewer evaluated compliance with related certification standards including: Infection prevention and control, Leadership, Medication Management and Patient Rights and Responsibilities.
“Total Hip and Knee Replacement Certification recognizes health care organizations committed to fostering continuous quality improvement in patient safety and quality of care,” says Mark Pelletier, RN, MS, chief operating officer, Accreditation and Certification Operations, and chief nursing executive, The Joint Commission. “We commend Montefiore Nyack Hospital for using certification to reduce variation in its clinical processes and to strengthen its program structure and management framework for orthopedic patients.”
“As one of the earliest Centers in the lower Hudson Valley to receive this certification, we are extremely proud of the continued recognition of our Joint Replacement Team,” said Montefiore Nyack Hospital Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Anthony Matejicka, DO, MPH, FACP. “This specialty program continues to grow, most recently with the inclusion of a surgical robot and an enhanced partnership with the academic medical experts of Montefiore Orthopedics.”
For more information, please visit The Joint Commission website.
