The Joint Commission Accreditation
By demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission’s national standards for health care quality and safety, HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Altoona has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval™.
Founded in 1951, The Joint Commission is dedicated to continuously improving the safety and quality of the nation's health care through voluntary accreditation. An independent, not-for-profit organization, The Joint Commission is the nation's oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care.
The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits nearly 15,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States, including more than 8,000 hospitals and home care organizations, and more than 6,800 other health care organizations that provide long term care, assisted living, behavioral health care, laboratory and ambulatory care services. The Joint Commission also accredits health plans, integrated delivery networks, and other managed care entities. In addition, The Joint Commission provides certification of disease-specific care programs, primary stroke centers, and health care staffing services.
Joint Commission Disease Specific Certification
Stroke Program 2006 and 2007
Joint Commission Disease Specific Certification
Brain Injury Program 2006 and 2007
Joint Commission Disease Specific Certification
Spinal Cord Injury 2006 and 2007
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Division of Acute and Ambulatory Care Licensed 2007
