PUBLIC NOTICE REGARDING JOINT COMMISSION SURVEY
Highlands Regional Medical Center is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare
Organizations (JCAHO), which focuses on the quality and safety of care. JCAHO sets quality standards and evaluates organizations’ performance, with the goal of improving the safety and quality of care. Organizations are surveyed by JCAHO on an unannounced basis as of January 1, 2006. At any time, anyone who has concerns about patient care and safety in the organization, which the organization has not addressed, he or she is encouraged to contact the organization’s management. The main hospital number is (863) 385-6101.