Awards & Accolades
Doctors Hospital is proud to be the recipient of several nationally-recognized accreditations and awards that demonstrate our facility's on-going commitment to quality patient care.
The Joint Commission
Doctors Hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. Accreditation from this organization is a nationwide seal of approval that indicates the hospital complies with the highest national standards for safety and quality of care and is committed to continually improving patient care.
Disease Specific Certification from the Joint Commission
In addition to the accreditation listed above, the Joint Commission has also developed criteria for organizations to become certified in specific diseases or conditions. Doctors Hospital has earned the gold seal of approval in three disease specific areas:
- Primary Stroke Center
- Total Hip Replacement and Total Knee Replacement
- Spinal Fusions
This additional distinction means that our medical professionals and our facility provide an advanced level of care by meeting requirements in three key areas: compliance with national standards, use of evidenced-based clinical practice guidelines, and having an organized approach to performance improvement.
UnitedHealth Premium Specialty Center designation for Surgical Spine
The UnitedHealth Premium surgical spine specialty centers are selected using evidenced-based criteria from current literature or standards developed by national organizations such as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and The Leapfrop Group. Some criteria include:
- A full range of surgical spine care must be delivered including: orthopedic surgeons and/or neurosurgeons that specialize in spine, and availability of intraoperative monitoring of spinal cord function. Physical therapy and occupational therapy services must be available seven days per week.
- At least one surgeon who has completed a spine fellowship is required. Dedicated operating rooms and staff, and a consistent patient care unit for provision of postoperative care are required.
- Full emergency services must be available including: emergency room, intensive care unit, and rapid response team.
Blue Cross/Blue Shield Center of Distinction for Hip and Knee Replacement and Spine Surgery
The designation is based on rigorous, clinically meaningful measures (or “selection criteria”) established with expert physicians’ and medical organizations’ recommendations. The goal is to help consumers find healthcare facilities that have demonstrated better overall outcomes (e.g., fewer medical complications, fewer readmissions and higher survival rates) in the delivery of specialty care. For each specialty area, BCBS does a thorough review of nationally established measures and includes input from expert physicians and medical organizations. Doctors Hospital has met the criteria to be designated as a Center of Distinction in the following:
Blue Distinction Centers for Spine Surgery: provide comprehensive inpatient spine surgery services, including discectomy, fusion and decompression procedures
Blue Distinction Centers for Knee and Hip Replacement: provide comprehensive inpatient knee and hip replacement services, including total knee replacement and total hip replacement surgeries.
ACoS accreditation Cancer Care Center
The Cancer Care Center at Doctors Hospital is accredited by the Commission on Cancer by the American College of Surgeons. The cancer program performance report issued an approval award with six commendations. The Commission on Cancer is a consortium of professional organizations dedicated to improving survival and quality of life for cancer patients through standard-setting, prevention, research, education, and the monitoring of comprehensive quality care.
Chest Pain Center
Doctors Hospital has received Chest Pain Center Accreditation from the Society of Chest Pain Centers. As an accredited chest pain center, Doctors Hospital ensures that patients who come to the hospital complaining of chest pain or discomfort are given the immediate treatment necessary to avoid as much heart damage as possible. Protocol-based procedures developed by leading experts in cardiac care to reduce time to treatment in the critical early stages of a heart attack are part of Doctors Hospital’s overall cardiac care services.
American Burn Association Verification
The Joseph M. Still Burn Center is verified by the American Burn Association. Burn Center Verification is a joint program of the American Burn Association (ABA) and the American College of Surgeons (ACS). To achieve verification, a burn center must meet the rigorous standards for organizational structure, personnel qualifications, facilities resources and medical care services set out in the in the ABA chapter on Guidelines for the Operation of Burn Centers in the ACS publication on Resources For Optimal Care Of The Injured Patient 2006. Elements of this voluntary program include completion of a pre-review questionnaire and an in-depth on-site review by members of the ABA Verification Committee. A written report by the site visit team is reviewed by the ABA Verification Committee and by the Committee on Trauma of the ACS.
Burn Center verification provides a true mark of distinction for a burn center and is an indicator to government, third-party payers, patients and their families, and accreditation organizations that the center provides high quality patient care to burn patients from time of injury through rehabilitation.
Other Accreditations
The laboratory is accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP). A CAP accredited laboratory undergoes a high level of quality review and management for every test. Over 2000 elements must be maintained through the CAP process.
The MRI and CT scanners are accredited by the American College of Radiology. By achieving this accreditation, Doctors Hospital has made a commitment to ensuring that the highest standard of quality and safety is maintained in these specific modalities.
Our Breast Imaging Center’s mammography services are accredited by the American College of Radiology and certified by the FDA.