Hospital Accreditations
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Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) cancer hospitals are accredited by a number of renowned, professional healthcare organizations, including some or all of the following:
- The Joint Commission
- American Association of Blood Banks
- College of American Pathologists
- American College of Radiology
- American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer
- ADA’s Diabetes Self-Management Education Program
- Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- American College of Radiology's Mammography Accreditation Program
- Department of Environmental Quality
- National College of Naturopathic Medicine
The Joint Commission
CTCA is accredited by The Joint Commission (formerly Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, or JCAHO) with Full Standards Compliance. This accreditation decision is awarded to a healthcare organization that demonstrates satisfactory compliance with applicable Joint Commission standards in all performance areas.
Established in 1951, The Joint Commission provides the “gold standard” seal of hospital approval in healthcare. Joint Commission-accredited hospitals must pass a rigorous onsite evaluation. Joint Commission surveys address the hospital’s performance in key areas, such as patient rights and patient treatment.
Special Recognitions
CTCA Recognized as a Leader in Patient Care and Safety
In 2006, The Joint Commission published a Case Study documenting CTCA's Lean Thinking improvements in the pharmacy department. At CTCA, lean thinking is applied to improve processes, eliminate waste, and improve patient care and safety.
The pharmacy was able to reduce lab draw time to received-in-lab by 60 percent, decrease process steps by 50 percent, reduce walking distance in the lab by 83 percent, and decrease turnaround time from 61 minutes to 47 minutes, a 23 percent improvement.
In addition, practitioner and patient face-to-face contact increased 50 percent by re-evaluating the scheduling process. Today, CTCA is applying global lean thinking strategy within all departments in a continual attempt to provide patients with the Mother Standard® of care.
CTCA Facilities Meet or Exceed Laboratory Requirements
The College of Pathologists (CAP), a private not-for-profit accrediting organization that has been approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), biannually inspects CTCA laboratories to ensure they meet or exceed their requirements for the Laboratory Accreditation Program.
Outstanding Achievement Award from Commission on Cancer (CoC)
The American College of Surgeons has recognized the cancer program at CTCA for treatment programs that meet or exceed the national standard in providing quality care to cancer patients.
AABB Accredits Transfusion Services and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Laboratory
The American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) is a biannual survey that ensures the quality and safety of collecting, processing, distributing, and administering blood, blood products, and stem cells.
Approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Biannually, an unannounced inspector from the Food and Drug Administration reviews any process, procedure, documentation CTCA has on record to ensure all patient safety standards are followed and met.
