Maureen Mullins is a Patient Care Worker (PCW) at Prince County Hospital in Summerside, P.E.I. Having been a PCW for the past 17 years, Mullins is focused on providing safe,…
Shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic began this spring, Villabella Residenza – a small, family-run, long-term care home in Riolo Terme, Italy – sought to begin its accreditation process. Villabella joined…
“Having just been accredited with Exemplary Standing in December 2019, CHEO was well prepared to adapt quickly and safely when the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in March,” said Dr. Ken Farion,…
Accreditation and standards create a solid base to build upon in an emergency situation, says Guelph General Hospital. When cases of COVID-19 began to appear in Guelph, Ont., this spring,…
The accreditation process assisted Safehaven in refining its health and safety protocols, enabling the organization to effectively deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Presently, the Toronto-based organization, which offers residential, respite…
Evidence-based, no-fee tools to provide actionable insights for health and social services July 8, 2020 – OTTAWA, ON: Today, Health Standards Organization (HSO) and Accreditation Canada (AC) have launched a new cloud platform called OnboardQi™…
We have been in contact with our many surveyors and leaders of over 4,000 client organizations around the world in the past few weeks. While on-site accreditation activities are postponed,…
Your organization is well established, perhaps even growing, and it’s time to take the next step: becoming accredited. Accreditation is an ideal process to help improve your care and patient…
February is Heart month. For Gonzalo Rodriguez, it takes a special significance. Here is his story. Gonzalo Rodriguez Sr. was 52 years old when he was overcome by a sudden,…
