JCI Accreditation’s Year-End Report, 2008

2008 was another dynamic year for Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation. Record numbers were posted in several categories, including the following:
• To date, there are 242 JCI–accredited organizations in 35 countries.
• JCI surveys were conducted in 24 different countries in 2008, including Austria, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic,
   Denmark, Egypt, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Israel, Jordan, Malaysia, Mexico, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain,
   Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Three of these countries— Israel, Portugal, and
   Switzerland— are new to JCI accreditation.
• The following organizations were awarded the status of accredited or certified following an initial or triennial survey conducted
   during 2008:
   ○ Al Essra Hospital, Amman, Jordan
   ○ Al Noor Hospital, Khalifa Street, Abu Dhabi, UAE
   ○ Alexandra Hospital, Singapore
   ○ American British Cowdray Medical Center IAP – Observatorio Campus, Mexico City, Mexico
   ○ American British Cowdray Medical Center IAP – Santa Fe, Campus, Mexico City, Mexico
   ○ Amil Resgate Saúde, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
   ○ Antalya Hospital - Medical Park Healthcare Group, Antalya, Turkey
   ○ Apollo Hospital Bangalore, Bangalore, India
   ○ Apollo Hospital Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
   ○ Aut Even Hospital, Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland
   ○ Bahçelievler Hospital - Medical Park Heathcare Group, Istanbul, Turkey
   ○ Bangkok Hospital Medical Center, Bangkok, Thailand
   ○ Beacon Hospital Cancer Center, Sandyford/Dublin, Ireland
   ○ Bursa Hospital - Medical Park Healthcare Group, Bursa, Turkey
   ○ Centro Hospitalar do Alto Ave, EPE – Unidade de Guimarães, Guimarães, Portugal 
   ○ E-DA Hospital, Jiau-Shu Village, Taiwan
   ○ Göztepe Hospital - Medical Park Heathcare Group, Göztepe, Istanbul, Turkey
   ○ Ha EMEK Medical Center, Clalit Health Services, Afula, Israel
   ○ Hospital CIMA Hermosillo, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
   ○ Hospital CIMA Monterrey, San Pedro Garza Garcia, Mexico
   ○ Hospital de Câncer II – INCA, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
   ○ Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, India 
   ○ Institut für Medizinische und Chemische Labordiagnostik, Villach, Austria
   ○ International Medical Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
   ○ King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
   ○ King Faisal Dpecialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
   ○ King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
   ○ KK Women's and Children's Hospital Pte. Ltd, Singapore
   ○ Magrabi Eye and Ear Center, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
   ○ Mater Private Healthcare, Dublin, Ireland
   ○ Medinova Diagnostic Center, Dubai, UAE
   ○ Meir Medical Center, Clalit Health Services, Kefir-Saba, Israel
   ○ Min-Sheng General Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
   ○ Mount Carmel Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
   ○ Mouwasat Hospital – Qatif, Saudi Arabia
   ○ Prince Court Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
   ○ Raffles Private Hospital, Limited, Singapore
   ○ RAK Hospital, Ras Al Khaima, UAE
   ○ Residencia d’Avis d'Asco, Tarragona, Spain
   ○ Residència Geriàtrica Montsacopa, Girona, Spain
   ○ Residencia per a Gent Gran El Vilar "La Salva", Tarragona, Spain
   ○ Riyadh Care Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
   ○ Saad Specialist Hospital, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia
   ○ Samitivej Sriracha Hospital, Sriracha/Chonburi, Thailand
   ○ Samitivej Sukhumvit Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
   ○ Saudi Aramco Medical Services Organization, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
   ○ Sema Hastanesi, Dragos/Maltepe, Istanbul, Turkey
   ○ Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
   ○ Sonderkrankenanstalt für Rehabilitation, Thermenhof GmbH, Villach, Austria
   ○ Soroka University Medical Center, Clalit Health Services, Beer Sheva, Israel
   ○ Sports Surgery Clinic, Dublin, Ireland
   ○ Sultan bin Abdulaziz Humanitarian Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
   ○ The Specialty Hospital, Amman, Jordan
   ○ Total Care AMIL Berrini, São Paulo, Brazil
   ○ Total Care AMIL Unidade Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
   ○ Tungs' Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital – Wuchi Campus, Taichung, Taiwan
   ○ UPMC Whitfield Cancer Centers, Waterford, Ireland
   ○ Wockhardt Hospital Bangalore, Bangalore, India

• JCI hosted two Executive Briefings in 2008. The first was held in Singapore, 29–30 October; and the other in Berlin, Germany 4–5 November. A total of 99 participants representing both accredited and nonaccredited health care organizations attended. A new optional hospital tour activity was offered the day following each Executive Briefing at an accredited organization. The two participating organizations were Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore and DRK Kliniken, Berlin, Germany. Each tour highlighted activities the hospital has used to implement the 3rd edition of the International Accreditation Standards for Hospitals. The focus of the tour was patient safety as it pertains to medication use and infection prevention and control.