At Marin General Hospital, providing quality care is our top
priority. We believe it's your right to know what we're doing to
continually improve the care we provide and how we measure up against
national quality benchmarks. We also believe that as an informed
patient, you will be able to take a more active part in your care.
How do we compare?
The comparison measurements - called "quality indicators" -
have been chosen by Federal and state agencies and other organizations
as measurements of high quality medical care for certain conditions
representing some of the most common and costly conditions that
hospitals treat. They measure whether important, recommended medical
treatments are given to achieve the best results for patients.
Here's How You Can Learn More About Our Quality
Services
Marin General Hospital believes in a very simple proposition -
our patients deserve the best possible care all of the time. That's
why our entire healthcare team - physicians, nurses and the rest of
our staff - is always striving to excel, to be the finest. Our goal is
to deliver care that meets the highest standards of quality.
Quality is measured in many different ways and fortunately,
there are several sources of information - available on the Internet -
that assess how we're doing. The information is current and collected
or reported by independent private groups or government agencies.
This is how others see us. This is how we measure up. Many of
these websites also compare us with hospitals in the Bay Area and
throughout California. Take a few minutes to check us out
What Others Are Saying
The Joint Commission (TJC) (www.jointcommission.org/)
Since its founding in 1951, The Joint Commission has been acknowledged as the leader in developing the highest standards for quality and
safety in the delivery of health care, and evaluating organization performance based on these standards.
Today, more than 18,000 health careproviders use Joint Commission standards to guide how they administer care and
continuously improve performance. The Joint Commission is also the only accrediting organization with the capability
and experience to evaluate health care organizations across the continuum of care.
What's the difference between accreditation and certification?
Accreditation can be earned by an entire health care organization, for example, hospitals, nursing homes,
office-based surgery practices, home care providers, and laboratories.
Certification is earned by programs or services that may be based within or associated with a health care
organization. These programs could be within the medical center or in the community.
Both accreditation and certification require an evaluation by The Joint Commission. The evaluation covers
compliance with the standards and other requirements and verifies improvement activities. After earning
accreditation or certification, health care organizations receive The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval™, a
mark of quality.
Marin General Hospital last accreditation survey was August 2010. The Joint Commission granted Marin General Hospital Primary Stroke Center Certification on 5/13/2010.
Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development
(OSHPD) ( www.oshpd.ca.gov) OSHPD, a division of the
California Health and Human Services Agency, collects and reports on a
variety of healthcare information from hospitals throughout the state.
Here are OSHPD links to many reports:
A General Overview Of Quality
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) (www.ahrq.gov) This U.S. Department of Health and Human Services agency offers a variety of healthcare and quality information. It does not deal with specific hospitals. Here's a sample of a couple of its resources:
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Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (www.ahrq.gov/data/hcup/) A family of healthcare databases that enables research on quality of health services.
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National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov) A public repository for evidence based quality measures.
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