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In This Issue

• From the Desk of the CEO
• Friday Night Dinners: Food for the Soul Church Outreach Allows Physical Therapist to Nourish the Needy
• Neonatal Resuscitation: Saving Babies Around the World, One Breath at a Time
• Around the World, Two Nurse Practitioners Are Welcomed With Open Arms
• ER Nurse Volunteers in Bolivia
• Racing to Help
• Cardiac Cath Lab Makes History With First Laser Treatments
• Sentenced to Serve, Financial Counselor Becomes Safequest’s Volunteer of the Year
• In Grief, Two Mothers Reach Out to Others
• Children’s Network Leader Helps Families in Need
• Twenty Years with Mark’s Learning Center
• RN Rolls Up Her Sleeves in Nicaragua
• Siblings Support a Medical Clinic in India
• Social Worker Volunteers at Oncology Camp
• Mentor Mom: Passing on Parental Knowledge
• Family Bonds: Fund-raising for Muscular Dystrophy
• Clearing the Air for Kids: Coalition Teaches Families About Asthma
• Fancy Food Show Feeds Solano’s Hungry
• Family Finds Strength Working, Praying Together
• Chief Nursing Officer Takes Her Caring Touch to Kenya
• Classical Music, Close to Home
• Engaging Minds: Certified Activity Director Aids Solano’s Memory-Impaired
• NorthBay Adult Day Center – A Needed Service
• Great Wonders, Great Jubilee: Bill Seiden, Solano Wine & Food Jubilee volunteer
• Guild’s New Leader
• Welcome New Physician
• HERO Fund: Employees Help Patients in Need
• Cancer Survivors Day ‘Celebration of Life’ is June 7
• Golden Honors
• NorthBay Center for Primary Care Now Offers After-Hours Urgent Care
• NorthBay Hospice Makes a Vacaville Man's Dream Come True
• Community Support Strong for 2009 Jubilee
• A Life of Service

Golden Honors

May 8, 2009 · No Comments

NorthBay Healthcare proudly announces our facilities have once again earned a Gold Seal of Approval and a continuing three-year accreditation from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

The accreditation from the independent non-profit institute that sets nationally recognized standards for hospitals includes NorthBay Medical Center, NorthBay VacaValley Hospital, the NorthBay Center for Primary Care, and NorthBay Health at Home & Hospice.

The Joint Commission says accreditation is a "clear sign that the organization has demonstrated compliance to the most stringent standards of performance."

"We voluntarily seek accreditation because we want to demonstrate NorthBay's commitment to our patients' safety and their quality care," says Deborah Sugiyama, President of NorthBay Healthcare Group. "This is another step toward achieving excellence."

In October of last year, a seven-person team comprising physicians, nurses and other experienced evaluators conducted a week long, unannounced visit to NorthBay Medical Center and NorthBay VacaValley Hospital, as well as the home health care and hospice programs.

"Above all, the national standards are intended to stimulate continuous, systematic and organization-wide improvement in performance and the outcomes of care," says Mark Pelletier, R.N., M.S., executive director of Hospital Programs, Accreditation and Certification Services of the Joint Commission.

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