Community Memorial Hospital awarded accreditation by the Joint Commission

HAMILTON, N.Y. — Community Memorial Hospital (CMH) announced that it recently earned the Joint Commission’s gold seal of approval after its triennial survey.

The survey reviews the hospital’s compliance with its performance standards and awards accreditation as a symbol of quality that reflects a health-care organization’s commitment to providing safe and quality patient care, per a CMH news release.

Community Memorial underwent a “rigorous, unannounced onsite review” from Sept. 27-30. During the visit, a team of Joint Commission reviewers evaluated compliance with accreditation standards that included all parts of the CMH Health System including health centers in Cazenovia and Munnsville. The Hamilton, Waterville, and Morrisville health centers are designated as rural health centers by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are not surveyed under the Joint Commission. During the inspection, surveyors selected patient medical records randomly and used the records as a roadmap to evaluate standards of compliance. The Joint Commission breaks down compliance into two levels: conditional and standard.

Community Memorial Hospital met the Joint Commission’s standards of compliance across the health-care system. 

Community Memorial Hospital, a Crouse Health partner, says it is a critical-access hospital in Hamilton, serving Madison County along with parts of Chenango, Oneida, and Onondaga counties.