Four things to know:
1. The accreditation is for the hospital’s hip and knee replacement program.
2. To receive the certification, the hospital had to comply with national care standards, use evidence-based guidelines and have an organized approach to quality and performance improvement.
3. The Joint Commission conducted a review of the program in October and determined that it complied with standards of care that include program leadership, patient care delivery, self-care management and clinical information systems.
4. The total joint program includes Dominic Peters, MD, Lee Simon, MD, and Jason Boyd, MD, according to the hospital’s website.
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