JOINT COMMISSION
ACCREDITATION & NOTICE
REGARDING SAFETY &
QUALITY OF CARE

The Joint Commission conducts periodic accreditation surveys of Elizabethtown Community Hospital. The purpose of the surveys are to evaluate compliance with nationally established Joint Commission standards. The survey results are used to determine whether accreditation should be continually awarded to Elizabethtown Community Hospital.

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

Review the results of the hospital's most recent Joint Commission Survey at healthcarequalitydata.org.

As a patient, family member, community representative or employee of Elizabethtown Community Hospital you have the right to notify the Joint Commission regarding any concern about the quality of care provided, safety of care provided, or safety of the environment in which care is provided. Anyone believing that he or she has pertinent and valid information about such matters should notify the Joint Commission.

You may contact the Joint Commission offices toll-free at 800.994.6610 or by email at complaint@jointcommission.org.