The Joint Commission recognizes facilities based on surgical intervention, preoperative and postoperative patient-reported outcomes, surgical-site infection rates and other criteria, according to a Feb. 28 news release from Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health. Eligible facilities undergo a two-day on-site evaluation.
Novato Community Hospital is Sutter Health’s only facility to earn a spine certification. It is also the only hospital in the region with the accreditation and one of three in the state, according to the commission.
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