Barnesville Hospital Awarded National Accreditation

Quality Caring Team: All staff are credited with the success of Barnesville Hospital. Representing their fellow employees are:
Row 1: Joe Jeffries, RPh, Cynthia Touvelle, RN, BSN, David Hilliard, DO
Row 2: Willie Cooper-Lohr, Linda Phillips, Denise McBurney, Ashley Anderson, RN, Christan Thornberry, RN, Geneva Lake
Row 3: David Phillips, MBA, Diane Schafer, David Carroll, Stacy Clark, RN, Christina Huck, RN, BSN, Barbara McMahon, RN

Barnesville Hospital has achieved a full accreditation for all services from the Joint Commission, as a result of their demonstrated compliance with the Joint Commission's nationally recognized health care standards. "Above all, the national standards are intended to stimulate continuous, systematic and organization-wide improvement in an organization's performance and the outcomes of care," says Darlene Christiansen, executive director, Hospital Accreditation Program, The Joint Commission. "The community should be proud that Barnesville Hospital is focusing on the most challenging goal -- to continuously raise quality and safety to higher levels."

The Joint Commission conducted an unannounced, on-site evaluation of Barnesville Hospital on September 30 - October 2, 2008. The accreditation award recognizes Barnesville Hospital's dedication to complying with the Joint Commission's state-of-the-art standards on a continuous basis.

Founded in 1951, The Joint Commission seeks to continuously improve the safety and quality of care provided to the public through the provision of health care accreditation and related services that support performance improvement in health care organizations. An independent, not-for-profit organization, The Joint Commission is the nation's oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care.

Barnesville Hospital is focusing on the most challenging goal to continuously raise quality to a higher level. Rick Doan, C.E.O., Barnesville Hospital spoke of "his pride in a staff who are committed to providing quality patient care and continually strive to provide services of the highest quality." Jane Hall, R.N., Director of Quality Improvement called the accreditation, "proof of an organization-wide commitment to provide quality care on an ongoing basis."

Barnesville Hospital is the only 24-hour critical access hospital serving Monroe county, western Belmont county, and parts of Noble and Guernsey county. For more information on Barnesville Hospital and the services provided, peruse this website or call Peggy Douglass, M.S., R.N.C., Director of Education & Outreach at (740) 425-5158.