This past June Decatur County Memorial Hospital was randomly assessed by the DNV-GL Healthcare, an international healthcare accrediting corporation. The DNV-GL prides itself on safeguarding life, property and the environment. It is overlooked by NIAHO, which stands for National Integrated Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations. On the board that accredits hospitals and healthcare organizations for the DNV-GL is a group of degreed professionals that have many years of experience in healthcare management, clinical services, health law, and engineering. The DNV-GL is an accrediting organization that is sponsored by the CMS, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. In 2008, the CMS approved the DNV-GL as an accrediting body for healthcare organizations.
Decatur County Memorial Hospital, according to the DNV-GL is deemed in compliance with the Medicare Conditions of Participation for Critical Access Hospitals (42 C.F.R. §485) and awarded full accreditation for a three (3) year term effective August 4, 2014. This accreditation will put DCMH above many other hospitals, especially those that are labeled as Critical Access Hospitals. This is just one of the initiatives that your hospital is working on to bring the citizens of Decatur County better quality healthcare.