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THE JOINT COMMISSION
NATAIONAL QUALITY APPROVAL

MARSHALL BROWNING HOSPITAL AWARDED HOSPITAL ACCREDITATION FROM THE JOINT COMMISSION

Du Quoin, Illinois - January 4, 2017 - Marshall Browning Hospital today announced it has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospital Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal of Approval® is a symbol of quality that reflects an organization's commitment to providing safe and effective patient care.

Marshall Browning Hospital underwent a rigorous, unannounced onsite survey on October 4-5, 2016. During the review, a team of Joint Commission expert surveyors evaluated compliance with hospital standards related to several areas, including emergency management, environment of care, infection prevention and control, leadership, and medication management. Surveyors also conducted onsite observations and interviews.

The Joint Commission has accredited hospitals for more than 60 years. More than 4,000 general, children's, long-term acute, psychiatric, rehabilitation and specialty hospitals currently maintain accreditation from The Joint Commission, awarded for a three-year period. In addition, approximately 360 critical access hospitals maintain accreditation through a separate program.

"Joint Commission accreditation provides hospitals with the processes needed to improve in a variety of areas from the enhancement of staff education to the improvement of daily business operations," said Mark G. Pelletier, RN, MS, chief operating officer, Division of Accreditation and Certification Operations, The Joint Commission. "In addition, our accreditation helps hospitals enhance their risk management and risk reduction strategies. We commend Marshall Browning Hospital for its efforts to become a quality improvement organization."

"Marshall Browning Hospital is pleased to receive accreditation from The Joint Commission, the premier health care quality improvement and accrediting body in the nation," added Dan Eaves, CEO. "Joint Commission sets our hospital apart from other area hospitals. We are able to offer a higher quality service because of the standards we must meet. Our hospital staff continue to work together to develop and implement approaches to improve care for the patients in our community. They are whole-heartedly devoted to providing the best service possible and Joint Commission accreditation validates that we are doing just that."

The Joint Commission's hospital standards are developed in consultation with health care experts and providers, measurement experts and patients. The standards are informed by scientific literature and expert consensus to help hospitals measure, assess and improve performance.

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The Joint Commission
Founded in 1951, The Joint Commission seeks to continuously improve health care for the public, in collaboration with other stakeholders, by evaluating health care organizations and inspiring them to excel in providing safe and effective care of the highest quality and value. The Joint Commission accredits and certifies more than 21,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. An independent, nonprofit organization, The Joint Commission is the nation's oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care. Learn more about The Joint Commission at www.jointcommission.org.

Marshall Browning Hospital
Marshall Browning Hospital is a 501(c)3, not-for-profit Critical Access Hospital located at 900 North Washington Street in Du Quoin. Founded in 1919, it provides a broad range of services to citizens of Perry County and the surrounding communities. The hospital provides 25 private patient rooms, 24-hour physician staffed emergency care, advanced cardiac and stroke care, general medical-surgical care and 19 specialty clinic providers. It also offers a state-of-the-art rehabilitation center including aquatic therapy, a rural health medical clinic, urgent care clinic and Marshall Browning Estates, a 22-unit independent living facility. For more information, visit www.marshallbrowninghospital.com.