Re-Accreditation with the Commission on Cancer
The Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons (ACoS)
has once again granted full accreditation to the cancer program at Jupiter
Medical Center. To earn voluntary CoC accreditation, a cancer program
must meet 34 CoC quality standards, be evaluated every three years through
a survey process, and maintain levels of excellence in the delivery of
comprehensive patient-centered care. CoC-accredited cancer centers take
a multidisciplinary approach to treating cancer as a complex group of
diseases that requires consultation among surgeons, medical and radiation
oncologists, diagnostic radiologists, pathologists, and other cancer specialists.
This accreditation demonstrates that the Ella Milbank Foshay Cancer Center
and the Margaret W. Niedland Breast Center are home to uniquely skilled
physicians who utilize state-of-the-art technology to bring high-quality
cancer care to the community, resulting in improved patient care.
Most Wired Hospital Award
Jupiter Medical Center has also been honored with the
Most Wired Hospital Award by Hospitals & Health Networks for the third year in a row. The distinction
is presented annually to hospitals making the most progress in the adoption
of health information technology, resulting in lower readmission rates
and a higher standard of patient care. Healthcare’s Most Wired Award,
sponsored by Hospitals & Health Networks, is a tool used to measure
the amount of IT integration taking place in US hospitals and healthcare
centers. Jupiter Medical Center was again recognized as one of the nation’s
Most Wired healthcare providers, achieving significant development in
four key areas of IT: infrastructure, business and administrative management,
clinical quality and safety, and clinical integration.
About Jupiter Medical Center
A not-for-profit 327-bed regional medical center consisting of 207 private
acute-care hospital beds and 120 long-term care, sub-acute rehabilitation
and Hospice beds, Jupiter Medical Center is reimagining how to restore
the community’s health and wellness. Award-winning physicians, world-class
partnerships and innovative techniques and technology enable Jupiter Medical
Center to provide a broad range of services with specialty concentrations
in cardiology, oncology, imaging, orthopedics & spine, digestive health,
emergency services, lung & thoracic, women’s health, weight
management and men’s health.