ReadyNurse Staffing Services Receives JCAHO Accreditation

ReadyNurse Staffing Services today announces that it has achieved the Gold Seal of Approval™ for health care staffing services from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. ReadyNurse Staffing Services met national standards addressing how staffing firms determine the qualifications and competency of their staff, and how they place their staff and then monitor staff's performance.

(PRWeb) February 1, 2007 -- ReadyNurse Staffing Services today announces that it has achieved the Gold Seal of Approval™ for health care staffing services from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. ReadyNurse Staffing Services met national standards addressing how staffing firms determine the qualifications and competency of their staff, and how they place their staff and then monitor staff's performance.

The ongoing shortages of nurses, therapists and other health care professionals has forced health care organizations to increasingly fill positions with temporary workers through contractual arrangements with staffing firms. The Joint Commission certification program was launched in October 2004 to offer an independent, comprehensive evaluation of a staffing firm's abilities to provide competent staffing services.

"This achievement is a real testament to the permanent staff of ReadyNurse who worked very hard for over a year to achieve this distinction, and to the dedicated caregivers who work with us," said James Cocke President of ReadyNurse. "We are very proud of this distinction and what it stands for in terms of the quality staffing we can provide to our clients. Certification recognizes ReadyNurse Staffing Service's dedication to providing qualified nurses, therapists and other healthcare professionals to provide safe, high-quality care to patients," says James Cocke, President. "We're very proud to receive the Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval."

"Health care organizations that contract with ReadyNurse Staffing Services can look to this certification as an assurance that ReadyNurse demonstrates a commitment to providing and continuously improving quality services," says Michele Sacco, executive director, Health Care Staffing Services Certification, Joint Commission.

ReadyNurse is one of only 11 national staffing firms to receive this distinction. In most states, healthcare providers have a very limited number of accredited staffing firms to turn to. In New Hampshire, notably, ReadyNurse is the only accredited staffing agency.

ReadyNurse is an affiliate of Harborside Healthcare. Headquartered in Boston, MA, Harborside Healthcare operates 76 skilled nursing, rehabilitation and long-term care facilities with 9,100 beds in ten states.

Harborside Chairman and CEO Damian Dell'Anno said, "We are very proud of our affiliation with ReadyNurse and I am pleased to congratulate them on receiving this honor. ReadyNurse is our provider of choice when one of our facilities needs access to highly qualified temporary staffing."

Established in January 1999, ReadyNurse is recognized as an innovative leader in the temporary healthcare staffing industry.

ReadyNurse provides high quality supplemental healthcare professionals for a variety of challenging clinical settings. ReadyNurse specializes in providing PTs, PTAs, OTs, OTAs, SLPs, RNs, LPNs, and Nursing Assistants for assignments ranging in length of time from one shift to a longer-term staffing opportunity.

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