Washington hospital moves to DNV accreditation
Briefings on The Joint Commission, April 1, 2009
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For one Washington hospital, making the move from Joint Commission accreditation to DNV Healthcare, Inc.’s NIAHOSM accreditation was a matter of research, timing—and moving at a lightning pace.
Group Health Central Hospital in Seattle is part of Group Health Cooperative, an integrated delivery and financing system providing care to approximately 400,000 residents in Washington and northern Idaho. The organization operates 26 primary care centers, three specialty centers, and one hospital.
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