We continue to participate in the accreditation process because we believe that quality and safety matter to our patients and their families. We are committed to raising the bar for our patients and delivering provide high quality and safe air ambulance services and for Ontario’s patients.

- Dr. Bruce Sawadsky, Chief Medical Officer

Ornge, Ontario’s provider of air ambulance and related services, announces today that it has successfully retained Accreditation with Exemplary Standing, the highest possible ranking, under Accreditation Canada’s Qmentum program. The decision followed its first on-site survey in October 2018 as part of an ongoing Accreditation process.

 “Accreditation with Exemplary Standing is an extraordinary accomplishment,” says Dr. Homer Tien, President and CEO of Ornge. “Our accreditation result demonstrates Ornge’s continued commitment to raising the bar and providing Ontario’s patients with access to health services, whereever they may be.”

As part of the Accreditation process, external surveyors from Accreditation Canada visited Ornge’s Thunder Bay, Sioux Lookout, Chatham-Kent and London bases, Operations Control Centre and Mississauga headquarters to assess Ornge against national standards. The standards focused on topics that included governance, leadership, infection prevention and control, medication management and a number of clinical services.

Healthcare accreditation is a quality improvement process which helps organizations identify what they do well and where they need to focus their improvement efforts.  Ornge was evaluated against national standards and will use the results to improve the quality and safety of its services.

“Retaining Accreditation with Exemplary Standard is an exciting achievement for Ornge,” says Dr. Bruce Sawadsky, Chief Medical Officer at Ornge. “We continue to participate in the accreditation process because we believe that quality and safety matter to our patients and their families. We are committed to raising the bar for our patients and delivering provide high quality and safe air ambulance services for Ontario’s patients with improved outcomes and decreased risk.” 

The full report and Executive Summary have been made available for public viewing.  

About Ornge
Ornge, a not-for-profit organisation, co-ordinates all aspects of Ontario’s air ambulance system, the critical care land transport program, paediatric transport program and the authorization of air and land ambulance transfers between hospitals.

About Accreditation Canada
Accreditation Canada is an independent, not-for-profit organization that accredits health care and social services organizations in Canada and around the world. Its comprehensive accreditation programs foster ongoing quality improvement through evidence-based standards and a rigorous external peer review. Accredited by the International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua), Accreditation Canada has been helping organizations improve health care quality and patient safety for more than 55 years.

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