Flower Mound Emergency Center Scores Perfect Marks from The Joint Commission
February 17, 2011
Medical Center of Lewisville
500 West Main Street
Lewisville, TX 75057
Media Contact: CeCe Clemens
972.420.1855
www.lewisvillemedical.com
Flower Mound, TX — February 17, 2011 — By demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission‘s national standards for health care quality and safety, Medical Center of Lewisville’s Flower Mound Emergency Center (FMEC) has not only earned the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval™, but has earned a perfect score. 
“We sought accreditation for our organization because we want to demonstrate our commitment to patient’s safety and quality care,” says Michelle Underwood, MBA, BSN, RN, CEN Director of Operations at FMEC. “We view obtaining Joint Commission accreditation as another step toward achieving excellence.”
The Joint Commission conducted an unannounced, on-site evaluation of Flower Mound Emergency Center. The accreditation award recognizes Flower Mound Emergency Center’s dedication to complying with the Joint Commission’s state-of-the-art standards on a continuous basis.
"Above all, the national standards are intended to stimulate continuous, systematic and organization-wide improvement in an organization's performance and the outcomes of care," says Mark Pelletier, R.N., M.S., executive director, Hospital Programs, Accreditation and Certification Services, The Joint Commission. "The community should be proud that Flower Mound Emergency Center is focusing on the most challenging goal -- to continuously raise quality and safety to higher levels."
Ms. Underwood spoke of her pride in a compassionate staff whose members ask what needs to be done to be accredited by The Joint Commission. "In addition, we appreciate the educational aspect of the survey and the opportunity to interact with the team of surveyors." She called the accreditation, "proof of an organization-wide commitment and team collaboration to uphold the highest quality standards in emergency services on an ongoing basis."
Flower Mound Emergency Center opened in the fall of 2009 and provides emergency services for both ambulance and walk-in patients 24 hours a day. Learn more at www.fmemergency.com.
About 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 evaluates and accredits more than 18,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States, including more than 9,500 hospitals and home care organizations, and more than 6,300 other health care organizations that provide long term care, behavioral health care, laboratory and ambulatory care services. In addition, The Joint Commission also provides certification of more than 1,000 disease-specific care programs, primary stroke centers, and health care staffing services. An independent, not-for-profit 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.