Hospital Information for the Public

Category

National Percentage

Rhode Island Percentage

Accreditation with commendation
(The highest accreditation decision awarded to a health care organization that has demonstrated exemplary performance overall.)

14%

20%

Accreditation
(The determination that an eligible organization meets applicable Joint Commission standards in all performance areas)

 1%

20%

Accreditation with recommendations for improvement
(Accreditation decision given to a health care organization that generally meets the standards, but does not meet certain important standards in at least one performance area. Most organizations fall into this category. In order to remain accredited, they must achieve compliance with the identified standards within a specified period of time.)

84%

60%

Conditional accreditation

< 1%

0

Provisional accreditation

0

0

Preliminary nonaccreditation

1%

0

Not accredited