Joint Commission's Gold Standard of Care To raise the standard of medical excellence VRH proactively seeks involvement from The Joint Commission, an independent, not-for-profit organization, recognized worldwide as the leading evaluator of health care quality and safety. To achieve and maintain accreditation, VRH undergoes an extensive unannounced on-site review by a select team of Joint Commission professionals to evaluate our performance in areas that affect patient/resident care. Because these standards are regarded as the most rigorous in the industry, health care organizations, like VRH, that choose to be evaluated, demonstrate a commitment to providing the highest level of quality care to their patients.

As a result, Valley Regional is the only Critical Access Hospital in New Hampshire to be accredited by The Joint Commission.