UNION HOSPITAL SERVICES

Medical Rehabilitation Center

Accreditation

Union Hospital Medical Rehabilitation is accredited by CARF, the Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission.

What Does It Mean to be Accredited?

You may wonder what it means to you that the programs and services you use are CARF accredited. CARF is a private, not-for-profit organization that promotes quality rehabilitation services. It does this by establishing standards of quality for organizations to use as guidelines in developing and offering their programs or services to consumers. CARF uses the standards to determine how well an organization is serving its consumers and how it can improve.

After an organization applies for accreditation of its services or programs, CARF sends professionals into the field to conduct an on-site survey to determine the degree to which the organization meets the standards. CARF surveyors also consult with staff members and offer suggestions for improving the quality of services. CARF-accredited programs and services have demonstrated that they substantially meet internationally recognized standards. CARF accreditation means that you can be confident that an organization has made a commitment to continually enhance the quality of its services and programs, and its focus is on consumer satisfaction.

The Benefits of Accreditation

Choosing CARF-accredited programs and services gives you the assurance that:

• The programs or services actively involve consumers in selecting, planning and using services.
• The organization's programs and services have met consumer-focused, state-of-the-art international standards of performance.
• These standards were developed with the involvement and input of consumers.
• The organization is focused on assisting each consumer in achieving his or her chosen goals and outcomes.

CARF is an accrediting body and is not connected with or responsible for the administration, acts, personnel, property or practices of organizations with accredited programs or services. To obtain a list of organizations in your area with accredited programs or services, or a catalog of CARF's publications, please contact CARF at 4891 East Grant Road, Tucson, Arizona 85712, Voice/TDD (520) 325-1044, Fax (520) 318-1129, www.carf.org