Good Shepherd’s Inpatient Rehab Awarded Accreditation

LONGVIEW — Officials at Good Shepherd Medical Center’s 26-bed inpatient rehabilitation unit has once again received a three-year accreditation from CARF International (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities). This is Good Shepherd Medical Center’s sixth consecutive three-year accreditation for their Inpatient Rehabilitation Program.

This accreditation decision represents the highest level of accreditation that can be awarded to an organization and shows the organization’s substantial conformance to the CARF standards. An organization receiving a Three-Year Accreditation has put itself through a rigorous peer review process and has demonstrated to a team of surveyors during an on-site visit that its programs and services are of the highest quality, measurable, and accountable.

“We are tremendously proud of all our staff members who work passionately every day to take the best possible care of our patients,” said Ron Short, Vice President of Operations. “It is because of our Rehabilitation staff’s tireless dedication to providing quality patient care that we were again able to receive this prestigious accreditation.”

CARF is an independent, nonprofit accrediting body whose mission is to promote the quality, value and optimal outcomes of services through a consultative accreditation process that centers on enhancing the lives of the persons served. CARF establishes consumer-focused standards to help organizations measure and improve the quality of their services.