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Regional Cancer Center Receives three-year Accreditation with Commendation from Commission on Cancer
January 2013
PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center is pleased to announce its Regional Cancer Center has received a three-year Accreditation with Commendation from the Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons. A facility receives a three-year Accreditation with Commendation following an onsite evaluation during which the facility demonstrates a Commendation level of compliance with one or more standards that represent the full scope of the cancer program. In addition, a facility receives a compliance rating for all other standards.
PeaceHealth Southwest’s Regional Cancer Center received a perfect score for its compliance rating, as well as all eight commendations. A commendation is awarded when an organization exceeds the standard set by the CoC. Read more. |
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Kearney Breast Center Designated an ACR Breast Imaging Center of Excellence
January 2011
Kearney Breast Center has been designated a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology (ACR). By awarding facilities the status of a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence, the ACR recognizes breast imaging centers that have earned accreditation in mammography, stereotactic breast biopsy, and breast ultrasound (including ultrasound-guided breast biopsy).
Peer-review evaluations, conducted in each breast imaging modality by board-certified physicians and medical physicists who are experts in the field, have determined that this facility has achieved high practice standards in image quality, personnel qualifications, facility equipment, quality control procedures, and quality assurance programs. |
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Kearney Breast Center Receives Prestigious National Accreditation
June 15, 2010
The National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC) awarded the Kearney Breast Center national accreditation which is a stamp of the highest honor for breast centers across the country. In fact, the Breast Center fulfilled 27 out of 27 of the standards of excellence for achieving the highest quality and most comprehensive breast care, advanced screening, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up care. |
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Stroke Program recognized for excellence
2009
The Joint Commission's Certificate of Distinction for Primary Stroke Centers recognizes centers that make exceptional efforts to foster better outcomes for stroke care. Achievement of certification signifies that the services you provide have the critical elements to achieve long-term success in improving outcomes.
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Achieving Excellence in Weight Loss Surgery
November 19, 2008
PeaceHealth Southwest's Weight Loss Surgery Center is designated a Center of Excellence by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). This ASMBS Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence designation recognizes surgical programs with a demonstrated track record of favorable outcomes in bariatric surgery. |
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Interior Design magazine features PeaceHealth Southwest's Firstenburg Tower
February 1, 2008
PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center’s E.W. and Mary Firstenburg Tower is featured in the February 2008 Interior Design magazine. The latest tour de force of Seattle architect, NBBJ, the Firstenburg Tower design puts the human factor first. Innovation started with a basic question: How do you ameliorate the fear factor? “We added inspiration, beauty and healing to the usual survey of operations, functions, and space programming,” said NBBJ’s Rysia Suchecka. Read more
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PeaceHealth Southwest awarded accreditation
2008
By demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission‘s national standards for health care quality and safety, PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center earned the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval™. This designation demonstrates our commitment to safety and quality care.
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Health Care Design Magazine bestows national architectural honor on new patient tower
October 4, 2007
The Firstenburg Tower was featured on the front cover of the 2007 Architectural Showcase publication of Healthcare Design Magazine . Southwest is one of nine Citation of Merit winners recognized by a 14-person panel of health care architects. Read more.
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Modern Healthcare ranks new patient tower among top hospitals nationwide for design and guest amenities
September 24, 2007
PeaceHealth Southwest was one of four Award of Excellence winners chosen by Modern Healthcare out of 181 entries. The winners are profiled in the magazine’s Sept. 24 issue, on newsstands today. Entries were evaluated on design excellence, functional utility, flexibility of design, and response to families and patients. Healthcare and design architects, as well as healthcare executives served as judges. Read more
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2007 Community Pride Award celebrates outstanding development projects
2007
Six projects, including the E.W. and Mary Firstenburg Tower, were honored at the 2007 Community Pride Design Awards ceremony for their innovative approach to architectural design, community enhancement, public facilities, and commercial development.
Read more about the awards or get an inside look at the tower by viewing the video presented at the awards ceremony.
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Firstenburg Tower Earns Honors in The Columbian's review of best architecture in Clark County
2007
The Firstenburg Tower—standing tall as the highest man-made point in Vancouver—also stands out in the crowd among other examples of creative architecture from around Clark County. In a recent contest for The Columbian newspaper, the Firstenburg Tower made the top 10 on the list of Clark County’s Best Architecture.
A group of local architects were polled using criteria similar to the recent national poll by the American Institute of Architects. Members of the Vancouver chapter voted the Firstenburg Tower as #9 on Clark County’s list, and readers voted the Tower as their #2 pick.
Read The Columbian's write-up on the Tower. |
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2007 Outstanding Project of the Year Award from the Northwest Wall and Ceiling Bureau
PeaceHealth Southwest’s Firstenburg Patient Tower was recognized with a 2007 Outstanding Project of the Year Award from the Northwest Wall and Ceiling Bureau. The awards were announced at the association’s recent annual convention in Coeur d’Alene. The top five commercial and residential projects from the Pacific Northwest were selected for outstanding interior and exterior work. Performance Contracting, received an Interior Commercial Award for their work on the Firstenburg Tower’s lobby ceiling. The structure features a dramatic flowing form made from steel framing and drywall.
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PeaceHealth Medical Group Sleep Center was accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine
2000
AASM accreditation is the “gold standard” for the field. It shows that a sleep center or lab maintains the highest standards in all it does.
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PeaceHealth Southwest's Inpatient Rehabilitation Center earns 3-year CARF Accreditation (Commission on Accreditation Rehabilitation Facilities)
CARF accredited since 1996
CARF is an internationally recognized organization established to evaluate rehabilitation programs for quality services. They have a comprehensive set of leading-edge standards that address all aspects of how rehabilitation services are delivered. You can have confidence in the care provided by the acute inpatient rehabilitation unit at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center, as our continued CARF accreditation since 1996 demonstrates that we take the standards of quality, accountability and commitment to excellence seriously.
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PeaceHealth Southwest awarded accreditation
2013
By demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission‘s national standards for health care quality and safety, PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center earned the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval™. This designation demonstrates our commitment to safety and quality care. |
