- VHA Home HealthCare Earns Fourth Accreditation
TORONTO, December 21, 2009—VHA is pleased to announce that it has once again earned full accreditation status from Accreditation Canada. The surveyors were on site to assess how well VHA meets national standards of excellence in quality and safety of home care services, organizational leadership, governance, and worklife. VHA proudly met 100 per cent of the more than 400 standards and required organizational practices, passing with flying colours.
“This accreditation is really a testament to the effort everyone at VHA makes every day. It validates our continual hard work and commitment to providing client-centred care,” notes Carol Annett, President and CEO of VHA.
VHA earned high praise for its:
• Well-established patient safety culture
• Client-centric approach across the organization
• Consistently high continuity of care levels
• Creativity in responding to community needs and collaboration with partners
• Strong and well-aligned strategic, operational and department plans
• Skilled, dedicated and involved Board
• Multitude of recent technological advancements
• Positive reputation and feedback from clientsThe surveyors were particularly impressed with VHA’s ethics framework, its internalization amongst staff and the leadership role taken in the Community Ethics Network. Involvement in the Community Ethics Network has been put forth as a leading practice in the field.
About Accreditation Canada
Accreditation Canada is a not-for-profit, independent organization that provides health organizations with an external peer review to assess the quality of their services based on standards of excellence. Accreditation Canada is accredited by the International Society for Quality in Health Care and has been fostering quality in health services across Canada and internationally since 1958.About VHA Home HealthCare
For 85 years VHA Home HealthCare (VHA)—a not-for-profit organization—has provided compassionate 24/7 home care services to people of all ages and cultural backgrounds—at home, in long-term care facilities or in hospital. From nursing to rehabilitation services to personal support to homemaking programs, VHA offers complex care and simple comforts to people in Ontario through the dedicated service of over 1,500 professionals. VHA proudly meets national standards of excellence in health care set out by Accreditation Canada and is a member agency of United Way Toronto.
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For more information please contact Pamela Stoikopoulos, Communications Manager, VHA Home HealthCare 416-489-2500 Ext. 4344 or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
