Accreditation Canada has certified that Health P.E.I.’s programs and services throughout the province meet national standards for health-care excellence.
More than 95 per cent of the 3,550 criteria that Accreditation Canada assessed met national standards, a significant improvement from Health P.E.I.’s 2013 review when just over 89 per cent out of 2,592 criteria met the standards. Accreditation is a voluntary process that takes place every four years as part of ongoing quality improvement within health care.
“Accreditation Canada’s latest report highlights significant improvements that Health P.E.I. has made over the last four years,” said Rick Adams, Health P.E.I.’s executive director of Quality and Safety.
“This reflects our staff and physicians’ commitment to using evidence and best practices – as well as embedding continuous quality improvement into their day-to-day work – in order to meet, and strive to exceed, national standards.”
As part of the survey process, Accreditation Canada’s team of 11 surveyors - all experts in their respective health care fields - visited 30 health-care facilities at the end of September. Surveyors evaluated patient and client programs and services and examined administrative and support services within Health P.E.I.
“The quality and safety of health-care services being provided on Prince Edward Island are very important to Islanders, and we are very pleased with the Accreditation Canada results and progress Health P.E.I. has made since the last evaluation,” said Health and Wellness Minister Robert Henderson.
The 2017 Accreditation Canada report for Health P.E.I. is available at www.healthpei.ca/accreditation.
