The Paris Independent
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January 6, 2024
COMMUNITY NEWS BCHS Receives Accreditation Award with Exemplary Standing Brantford, ON MEDIA RELEASE – Brant Community Healthcare System (BCHS) is pleased to announce that it was awarded with a decision of Accredited with Exemplary Standing, the highest level of Accreditation rank. The decision came following a thorough assessment of BCHS’s services by surveyors from Accreditation Canada, which took place from November 14-17, 2023. Accreditation Canada is a national accrediting body for healthcare organizations, and BCHS uses Accreditation
Brant Community Healthcare System is Accredited with Exemplary Standing following assessment of services by surveyors from Accreditation Canada.
Canada’s Qmentum Program Standards. BCHS achieved 99.5% compliance with all Accreditation standards and met all Required Organizational Practices (ROPs). This tremendous achievement demonstrates BCHS’s commitment to providing safe, high-quality patient care. “I am incredibly proud of the employees, professional staff, and volunteers at BCHS,” said Erin Sleeth, Interim President & CEO. “Accreditation is a quality improvement process; it helps our organization identify what we are doing well and where we need to focus our improvement ideas. Part of our strategic plan is to Always be Accreditation-Ready, and our teams have demonstrated how seriously they take that commitment.” The Accreditation Canada surveyors left BCHS with a list of recommendations on how to continually improve, and BCHS will work to address those recommendations over the next few months.
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