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History of ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½
Providing you patient safety and quality improvement solutions for over six decades
Founded in 1951, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½’s mission is to enable and affirm the highest standards of healthcare quality and safety for all. ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ evaluates and accredits more than 23,000 healthcare organizations and programs in the United States.
An independent, not-for-profit organization, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ is the nation's oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in healthcare. To earn and maintain The Gold Seal of Approval® from ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ an organization must undergo an on-site survey by a Joint Commission survey team at least every three years. (Laboratories must be surveyed every two years.)
See a timeline of key events in our history from the 1950s through 2024