The Joint Commission awards integrated care recertification to Parrish Medical Center, nation's first - and only - to earn integrated care recognition

The Joint Commission awards integrated care recertification to Parrish Medical Center,

nation’s first - and only - to earn integrated care recognition

TITUSVILLE, FL (Feb. 20, 2019)— The integrated health care system created by Parrish Medical Center (PMC) has earned recertification after an intensive review by America’s premier health care accrediting body.

Parrish Healthcare, a collaborative structure of health care partners, remains the nation’s only certified integrated care system meeting the standards of The Joint Commission. The Joint Commission reviewers specializing in integrated care determined Parrish Healthcare again met the high standards to achieve certification renewal.

“The Joint Commission’s standards for recertification were even tougher than the first time,” said George Mikitarian, PMC and Parrish Healthcare president and CEO. “That Parrish Healthcare has received it for the second time is a tribute to the collaboration and commitment of our care partners,” said Mikitarian. “Certification makes the statement about the legitimacy of our integrated care system more clearly than a hundred marketing campaigns by health care organizations that haven’t successfully put forth the same time, work, and resources to achieve accreditation.”

“We’re proud and humbled to have again accomplished this for our patients’ benefit,” said Mikitarian.

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About Parrish Healthcare:

Parrish Medical Group, a NCQA Certified Patient-Centered Medical Home, offers a comprehensive and individualized approach to healthcare. Parrish Medical Group is part of Parrish Healthcare's nationally certified integrated care system and North Brevard’s largest multispecialty medical group with convenient locations in Titusville, Port St. John (Cocoa), and Port Canaveral. Visit parrishmedgroup.com for more information.

About The Joint Commission

An independent, not-for-profit organization, The Joint Commission accredits and certifies nearly 21,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. Joint Commission accreditation and certification is recognized nationwide as a symbol of quality that reflects an organization’s commitment to meeting certain performance standards.