Meet AC Patient Surveyor: Brenda Andreas
“I started from a place from deep pain and over time, moved to a place of vision and voice,” says Accreditation Canada (AC) Patient Surveyor Brenda Andreas. Andreas’ own interaction…
Client and Health Care Leader Engagement at Heart of Building Integrated Health Systems
Integrated health systems can optimize the delivery of health care – ensuring the right provider, at the right time, in the right place, for the right care – across the…
Better engagement with staff, families and residents: Three Links Care Society talks accreditation
The accreditation process improves staff engagement, enabling better staff retention and an improved long-term care experience, says Three Links Care Society in Vancouver, B.C. Three Links Care Society, which operates…
Exemplary Standing: First air ambulance service achieves accreditation with AC in Ontario
“The accreditation process helped to bring the entire organization together,” says Jo-Anne Oake-Vecchiato, Accreditation Lead at Ornge. Ornge was Accredited with Exemplary Standing in December, and is the first dedicated…
Meet Accreditation Canada Surveyor: Dr. Edward Kucharski
Dr. Edward Kucharski has been a family physician for 11 years. He is a family physician at South East Toronto Family Health Team and the Regional Primary Care Lead for…
Accreditation Canada and the Institute for Quality Management in Healthcare Announce Strategic Partnership
OTTAWA & TORONTO – January 17, 2019 — Accreditation Canada (AC) and the Institute for Quality Management in Healthcare (IQMH) today announced they have formed a strategic partnership. The goal…
Patients as Partners Demonstrate Growing Interest in People-Powered Health Movement
On November 22, 2018 in Namur, Belgium, a total of 50 people, including 24 attendees who connected via Zoom, including health care and quality leaders attended an interactive learning session…
AC’s New Regional Director, Quebec and Atlantic Region: Nelea Lungu
We are excited to welcome Nelea Lungu to the Canadian Accreditation team as Regional Director, Quebec and Atlantic Region, effective Nov. 19, 2018. Lungu brings a diverse background to AC, having years of experience as an economist…
Markham Stouffville Hospital Readies for Accreditation with Escape Room
Markham Stouffville Hospital (MSH) created an interactive escape room to help engage and prepare staff for its Accreditation Survey in September. Christina Wright, Accreditation Coordinator at MSH, said the escape…
Meet Accreditation Canada Surveyor: Merna Bee
Merna Bee is Leader, Accreditation Team, at the Fraser Health Authority in British Columbia. She has also been a surveyor for Accreditation Canada (AC) since 2016. Merna is a Respiratory…