HOUSTON, Texas, February 18, 2014 — Westside Surgical Hospital today announces that is has achieved national accreditation from DNV Healthcare, the only hospital accreditation program approved by the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that integrates the ISO 9001 Quality Management System with the Medicare Conditions of Participation. DNV’s NIAHOR accreditation program requires hospitals to evaluate the continuum of patient care throughout its facilities and take measured steps to improve when it is warranted.

DNV accreditation is awarded after the entire hospital staff and work processes are surveyed by auditors from DNV to ensure that the facility meets its quality standards. “Their standards are very high,” says Deby Preston, chief nursing officer at Westside Surgical Hospital. “The DNV approach to surveys is all about finding the best way to continue to improve patient care. We all learn a lot in preparing for these surveys and in going through them. Even when you are very good at what you do, you want to look for opportunities to get even better.”