Joint Commission’s Gold Standard of Care (JCAHO)

Valley Regional Hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). JCAHO is an independent, not-for-profit organization, recognized worldwide as the leading evaluator of health care quality and safety. To earn and maintain JCAHO accreditation, Valley Regional Healthcare undergoes extensive, onsite reviewers by highly trained surveyors to meet the most stringent standards of performance in health care.

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Valley Regional Hospital has been designated a critical access hospital by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

This designation recognizes the valuable role the hospital plays in the community by providing residents access to 24-hour emergency care, primary care, and other critical services.

The critical access hospital program was created by Congress in 1999 as a way to support small, rural hospitals. To be designated a critical access hospital, a hospital must have an emergency department, be isolated geographically from other hospitals, and provide necessary services to a community.

Critical access hospitals are reimbursed for the services provided to Medicare recipients on a cost basis, instead of flat rate basis. As a result, the program provides additional financial support to small hospitals to ensure their success