Sample News Release for Health Care Staffing Services Certification
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(ORGANIZATION NAME) AWARDED HEALTHCARE STAFFING SERVICES
CERTIFICATION FROMTHE JOINT COMMISSION
(City – Date) (Name of organization) today announced that it has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Health Care Staffing Services Certification. The Gold Seal of Approval® is a symbol of quality that reflects an organization’s commitment to providing qualified and competent health care professionals.
(Name of organization) underwent a rigorous on-site review in (date/month). Joint Commission experts evaluated compliance with national standards that assess how healthcare staffing firms determine the qualifications and competency of staff, placement of staff, and how they monitor performance. All certified health care staffing organizations are required to collect data on their own performance.
Healthcare staffing firms place temporary staff in organizations that direct or provide patient care. Established in October 2004, Health Care Staffing Services Certification, awarded for a two-year period, offers an independent and comprehensive evaluation of a staffing firm’s abilities to provide competent staffing services.
“(Name of organization) has thoroughly demonstrated its commitment to providing and continuously improving quality services,” said Michele Sacco, M.S., executive director, Palliative Care and Health Care Staffing Certification, The Joint Commission. “We commend (name of organization) for becoming a leader in healthcare staffing, potentially providing a higher standard of service.”
(Name of organization) is pleased to receive certification from The Joint Commission, the premier quality improvement and accrediting body in the nation,” added (name, title, organization). “Health Care Staffing Certification demonstrates commitment and accountability to our clients and the health care professionals we employ. Certification establishes, defines and measures delivery on key functional areas and performance measures across the entire industry.”
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Founded in 1951, The Joint Commission seeks to continuously improve health care for the public, in collaboration with other stakeholders, by evaluating health care organizations and inspiring them to excel in providing safe and effective care of the highest quality and value. The Joint Commission accredits and certifies more than 20,500 health care organizations and programs in the United States, including hospitals and health care organizations that provide ambulatory and office-based surgery, behavioral health, home health care, laboratory and nursing care center services. An independent, not-for-profit organization, The Joint Commission is the nation’s oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care. The Joint Commission has two nonprofit affiliate organizations: The Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare aims to solve health care’s most critical safety and quality problems and Joint Commission Resources (JCR) provides consulting services, educational services and publications. Joint Commission International, a division of JCR, accredits and certifies international health care organizations. Learn more about The Joint Commission at
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