Healthsouth - Harmarville

By demonstrating excellence in the delivery of stroke rehabilitative services, HEALTHSOUTH Harmarville Rehabilitation Hospital is the first inpatient rehabilitation hospital in the country to be awarded the Gold Seal of Approval™ and has achieved Disease-Specific Care Certification from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations for stroke rehabilitation.

Reviewers from the Joint Commission evaluated HEALTHSOUTH Harmarville’s Stroke Program in July 2004 to assess its compliance with the Joint Commission’s state-of-the-art national standards and performance measurement expectations for the management of chronic care illnesses.

"We voluntarily pursued this comprehensive, independent evaluation to enhance the safety and quality of care we provide," says Sharon Noro, CEO and Vice President of HEALTHSOUTH Harmarville. "We are proud to achieve this distinction"

The Joint Commission has more than 50 years of recognized and respected experience and expertise in evaluating clinical care quality in all types of health care settings.

'Joint Commission Disease-Specific Care Certification assures consumers and purchasers that HEALTHSOUTH Harmarville’s Stroke Program is committed to quality and safety excellence," says Maureen Connors Potter, executive director, Disease-Specific Care Certification Program, Joint Commission. "It is the Gold Seal of Approval for health care quality and safety."

HEALTHSOUTH is the nation’s largest provider of outpatient surgery, diagnostic imaging and rehabilitative healthcare services, with nearly 1,700 locations nationwide and abroad. For more information visit the HEALTHSOUTH website at http://www.healthsouth.com.