1st Massachusetts hospital receives Gold Seal of Approval for spine surgery program: 3 points

Fall River, Mass.-based Saint Anne’s Hospital received The Joint Commission’s national Gold Seal of Approval certification for its spine surgery program, The Herald News reports.

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Here are three things to know:

1. Saint Anne’s is the only Massachusetts hospital to earn the certification.

2. A Joint Commission expert evaluated the spine surgery program for criteria including compliance with national standards, effective and consistent use of appropriate evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for patients undergoing discectomy, laminectomy and spinal fusion, and spine surgery-specific performance measures.

3. Saint Anne’s Hospital launched the state’s first navigation-guided robotic-assisted spine surgery program in December 2017 with its installation of Globus Medical’s ExcelsiusGPS system.

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