Accreditation - Joint Commission Public Notice

The Joint Commission conducts an accreditation survey of St.Joseph Hospital on an unannounced basis.

Survey Process

The purpose of the survey is to evaluate the organization’s compliance with nationally established Joint Commission standards. The survey results are used to determine whether, and the conditions under which, accreditation should be awarded to the organization.

Reporting Concerns

Joint Commission standards deal with organizational quality of care issues and the safety of the environment in which care is provided. 

If members of the public have any quality of care or safety concerns about our hospital, the Joint Commission encourages you to bring your complaint first to the attention of St.Joseph Hospital. If this does not lead to resolution, submit your concern to The Joint Commission for review.

If you have questions about how to file your complaint, you may contact The Joint Commission at this toll free U.S. telephone number, 8:30 to 5 p.m., Central Time, weekdays.
(800) 994-6610

E-Mail 

complaint@jointcommission.org 

Fax 

Office of Quality Monitoring
(630) 792-5636

Mail 

Office of Quality Monitoring
The Joint Commission
One Renaissance Boulevard
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181

Certifications and Accreditations 

St.Joseph Hospital has been awarded the following certifications and accreditations:

• Chest Pain Center (Society for Chest Pain Centers)
• The Joint Commission Certified Stroke Center of Excellence
• American Registry of Radiological Technologists (ARRT)
• State Department Board of Health
• Diagnostic American College Radiology (ACR)
• Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA)
• American Association of Blood Banking (AABB)
• Joint Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
• Echocardiography in the areas of Adult Stress and Adult Transthoracic by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC)

Recognition 

2012 Best Places To Work in Indiana
2011 Modern Healthcare Best Places to Work in Healthcare
2011 Best Places To Work in Indiana
2010 Modern Healthcare Best Places to Work in Healthcare
2010 Best Places To Work in Indiana
2009 Best Places To Work in Indiana
2008 Best Places To Work in Indiana
2007 Best Places To Work in Indiana

St.Joseph Hospital is:

• The only hospital in Howard County to earn the Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission for Primary Stroke Centers, making us a Stroke Center of Excellence.
• The only hospital within the five-county area with a laboratory that is accredited by both American Association of Blood Banking (AABB) and The Joint Commission.