Accredited by the Joint Commission
By demonstrating compliance with the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization’s national standards for health care quality and safety, Mary Black Health System has earned the Join Commission's Gold Seal of Approval™.
“We sought accreditation for our organization because we want to demonstrate our commitment to our patients’ safety and quality care,” says Glenn A. Robinson, CEO. “We view obtaining Joint Commission accreditation as another step toward achieving excellence.”
“Above all, the national standards are intended to stimulate continuous, systematic and organization-wide improvement in an organization’s performance and outcomes of care,” says Kurt Patton, executive director, Hospital Accreditation Program, Joint Commission. “The community should be proud that Mary Black Health System is focusing on the most challenging goal—to continuously raise quality and safety to higher levels.”
Founded in 1951, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations continuously seeks to improve the safety and quality of care provided to the public through the provision of health care accreditation and services that support performance improvement in health care organizations. The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits more than 15,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States, including more than 7,800 hospitals and home care organizations, and more than 7,300 other health care organizations that provide long-term care, assisted living, behavioral health care, laboratory and ambulatory care services. The Joint Commission also accredits health plans, integrated delivery networks, and other managed care entities. In addition, the Joint Commission provides certification of disease-specific care programs and primary stroke centers. An independent, not-for-profit organization, the Joint Commission is the nation’s oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care.
Mary Black Health System is an integrated health delivery system that includes Mary Black Memorial Hospital, Mary Black Physician Group and Mary Black HealthNetwork, Inc. Mary Black Memorial Hospital is a 209-bed facility with a medical staff of skilled physicians representing all specialties. The Mary Black Physician Group has 103 employed physicians in 21 locations and 33 practices. More than 350 physicians participate in the Mary Black HealthNetwork, Inc., giving the 200,000+ residents of Spartanburg, Cherokee and Union counties full access to Mary Black Health System's programs and services.
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