Awards and Accolades

The Joint Commission has awarded the Gold Seal of Approval™ for health care quality to Community Hospital—The Future Medical Center of Trinity—for 12 disease-specific and chronic care programs. The Joint Commission’s Disease-Specific Care Certification Program is designed to evaluate clinical programs across the continuum of care.

12 Disease-Specific Certifications*

The Joint Commission awarded Community Hospital Disease-Specific Care Certification for:

• Primary Stroke Center - Advanced Certification
• Kidney Cancer – 1st in the Nation
• Lung Cancer – 1st in Florida
• Colon Rectal Cancer – 1st in Florida
• Pneumonia – 1st in Florida
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) – 1st in Florida
• Cervical  Surgical Spine  – 2nd in Florida
• Lumbar Surgical Spine  – 2nd in Florida
• Heart Failure – 3rd in Florida
• Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) - 4th in Florida
• Joint Replacement – Hip – 4th in Florida
• Joint Replacement – Knee – 4th in Florida

* Represents the number of certified programs as of January 2010

About the Disease-Specific Care Certification Program

To earn and maintain certification, a disease management program undergoes an extensive, on-site review by a team of Joint Commission professionals once every two years.  The program is evaluated against Joint Commission standards through an assessment of a program’s processes, the program’s ability to evaluate and improve care within its own organization, and interviews with patients and staff.

Because Joint Commission standards are regarded as the most rigorous in the industry, Joint Commission certified disease management programs have demonstrated their commitment to providing quality care to their patients. Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval™ is a clear sign that certified programs have demonstrated compliance with the most stringent standards of performance.

About the Joint Commission

The Joint Commission is an independent, not-for-profit organization established over 50 years ago. The Joint Commission is the world leader in evaluating the quality and safety of care delivered in over 15,000 health care organizations across the country – including disease management services, home care providers, hospitals, nursing homes and behavioral health centers.

The Joint Commission is governed by a board that includes physicians, nurses and consumers. The Joint Commission sets the standards by which health care quality is measured in America and around the world.