Headwaters Health Care Centre Awarded Accreditation

Orangeville, ON, January 7, 2010 – Headwaters Health Care Centre has received the highest level of accreditation from Accreditation Canada.

“This award demonstrates our commitment in providing quality care and service and is the result of ongoing hard work across the organization. I would like to congratulate our staff, physicians and volunteers on their achievements and look forward to continuing to work to provide high quality, safe patient care,” said Cholly Boland, President and CEO, Headwaters Health Care Centre.

In April 2009, surveyors came to Headwaters to assess the hospital and its various programs in Orangeville and Shelburne. The surveyors followed a patient’s path of care through emergency, surgery, and inpatient treatment. The results are based on a thorough analysis of the hospital’s services, standards and patient safety initiatives, which are compared to national standards. Accreditation granted in 2009 is valid until 2012 when the Hospital’s services will be re-examined.

Headwaters Health Care Centre is one of thousands of health services organizations across the country reviewed by Accreditation Canada to help improve the quality of care and service provided to patients. Headwaters’ has been participating in the accreditation process since 1995.

Accreditation Canada is a not-for-profit independent organization. It provides national and international health care organizations with a voluntary, external peer review to assess the quality of their services based on standards of excellence. There are four possible options: Full Accreditation, Accreditation with Report, Accreditation with a Focused Visit and Non Accreditation.

For more information on accreditation, visit accreditation.ca. Survey findings will be posted on HHCC’s website (www.headwatershealth.ca). The report focuses on HHCC’s strengths and areas in need of improvement.

The public is invited to provide comments and suggestions about hospital services. Please contact Cholly Boland, President and CEO, Headwaters Health Care Centre at 519-941-2702 ext. 2200.

About Headwaters Health Care Centre
Headwaters Health Care Centre serves more than 110,000 residents in Caledon, Orangeville, Shelburne and Dufferin County. The hospital operates two sites – Headwaters Orangeville, a 74 bed acute care hospital and Headwaters Shelburne, a 26 bed complex continuing care hospital. Visit www.headwatershealth.ca.

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