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Pratt Regional Medical Center has been awarded by DNV full certification to the ISO 9001 Quality Management System.
“Pratt Regional Medical Center is dedicated to providing the safest and most effective healthcare services possible,” said PRMC President and CEO, Tammy Smith. “The ISO 9001 certificate is just a piece of paper, but the effort required to achieve it supports our mission to provide excellent and compassionate healthcare services.”
In addition to the ISO 9001 certificate, PRMC was recently awarded a grade A from Leapfrog and patient safety awards and ratings from Healthgrades and CMS.
DNV’s ISO 9001 is one of the most widely-accepted quality management systems in use around the world, and is quickly gaining acceptance among US healthcare providers as a foundation for their quality and patient safety programs.
“PRMC has worked hard to achieve this certification, and they have done so with unwavering commitment to make their hospital the best it can be,” said Kelly Proctor, President of DNV Healthcare USA Inc. “ISO 9001 certification isn’t just an award or trophy for something you’ve done, it’s public evidence that you are at the top of your game with an obvious plan in place to make excellence an everyday objective.”
Businesses that implement ISO 9001 do so for both the internal and external benefits. Internally it helps staff create clear and consistent processes of patient care and ensure that progress is constantly being made toward specific quality objectives. Externally, it tells the public, as well as insurers and regulatory agencies, that the hospital is not only talking about quality, but is pursuing it with discipline and transparency.
About DNV
DNV is a global independent certification, assurance and risk management provider, operating in more than 100 countries. Through its broad experience and deep expertise, DNV advances safety and sustainable performance, sets industry benchmarks, drives innovative solutions.
Whether certifying a company’s management system or products, accrediting hospitals, providing training, assessing supply chains or digital assets, DNV enables customers and stakeholders to make critical decisions with confidence, continually improve and realize long-term strategic goals sustainably.
DNV draws on its wide technical and industry expertise to help companies worldwide build consumer and stakeholder trust. Driven by its purpose, to safeguard life, property, and the environment, DNV helps tackle the challenges and global transformations facing its customers and the world today and is a trusted voice for many of the world’s most successful and forward-thinking companies. For more information about DNV, visit www.dnvcert.com/healthcare
