PVHMC Recognized for Excellence in Hip Fracture Orthopedic Care

Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center (PVHMC) has earned the prestigious Gold Seal of Approval for Disease-Specific Care Certification for Hip Fracture from The Joint Commission by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects a health care organization’s commitment to providing safe and quality patient care.

A team of Joint Commission reviewers evaluated compliance with related certification standards. Joint Commission standards are developed in consultation with health care experts and providers, measurement experts and patients. The reviewers also conducted onsite observations and interviews.

For hip fracture certification, the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, evaluates the full continuum of care, from the pre-surgical orthopedic consultation through the intraoperative experience, hospitalization or ambulatory surgical center admission, rehabilitation and follow-up care.

The Joint Commission’s perinatal care core performance measures for managing and monitoring hip fractures use metrics that include a length of stay that averages less than five days. Admission to an operating room within 24 hours or less is assessed. An accurate diagnosis of postoperative delirium in accordance with established clinical criteria is rated as well. The number of readmissions within 90 days is also scored accordingly.

“Advanced hip fracture certification recognizes health care organizations committed to striving for excellence and fostering continuous improvement in patient safety and quality of care,” says Ken Grubbs, executive vice president of Accreditation and Certification Operations and chief nursing officer from The Joint Commission. “We commend Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center for using The Joint Commission certification process to reduce variation in clinical processes and to strengthen its clinical program to drive safer, higher quality and more compassionate care for individuals served.”

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