Accreditation Canada (AC) is now including patient surveyors as part of its surveyor training. In 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, AC made the decision to move its surveyor training…
“Everyone in the organization understands that accreditation is important work, even during a pandemic. It would have been easier to say ‘no.’ From this experience, we’ve learned that we’ve been…
EQualTM, Accreditation Canada (AC)’s specialized health education accreditation program, started 2021 on a positive note, adding Physician Assistant to its existing list of 17 other health professions and more than…
The accreditation process is “extremely important,” even during the COVID-19 pandemic, says Sean Molloy, Director of Patient and Family Centered Care and Care Transitions at North York General Hospital in…
Introducing our New Continuous Assessment Model Greetings, As 2020 comes to a close, all of us at Health Standards Organization (HSO) and Accreditation Canada (AC) are reflecting on the unusual…
Accreditation allows health organizations to showcase the excellent work they are doing, even during the COVID-19 pandemic, says Natalie Bubela, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC). “I…
The accreditation process ensures the delivery of safe, high-quality patient care even during the COVID-19 pandemic, said Surveyor Merna Bee. “Even though we are in a pandemic, we can’t just…
Though the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic began this fall, Accreditation Canada (AC) worked to prepare its surveyors for the task at hand; to continue to improve care quality…
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…
