St. Francis Urgent Care Center Receives the Highest Level of Distinction for Urgent Care Centers
March 17, 2015
St. Francis Urgent Care Center has received the Urgent Care Association of America (UCAOA) Accreditation designation, the highest level of distinction for urgent care centers.
Accreditation is a voluntary process through which an urgent care center is able to measure the quality of its services and performance against nationally recognized standards. As an accredited organization, St. Francis Urgent Care Center demonstrates knowledge and close adherence to the standards of urgent care medicine and exceptional business practices.
As a form of certification or validation, accreditation is an indication to patients that the urgent care center is committed to providing high-quality care. Urgent care center accreditation ensures the provision of quality healthcare and the principles of professionalism. The goals of accreditation are to elevate the standards of urgent care, provide positive and increased recognition of urgent care and to serve the public by encouraging quality patient care in the practice of urgent care medicine. Visit UCAOA Accreditation to learn more about Urgent Care Accreditation.
Through the UCAOA Accreditation, St. Francis Urgent Care Center demonstrates that it has met nationally standardized criteria to provide high-level care and achieved excellence in the following areas:
- Governance
- Human Resources
- Patient Care Processes
- Physical Environment
- Quality Improvement
- Health Record Management
- Patient Privacy/Rights/Responsibilities
- Scope of Care
For more information, contact St. Francis Urgent Care Center at 510-780-9400.