Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)

• Nexus Specialty Hospital

• HealthBridge Children's Hospital - Houston

• HealthBridge Children's Hospital - Orange

An independent, not-for-profit organization, the Joint Commission is the nation’s predominant standards-setting and accrediting body in health care. Since 1951, the Joint Commission has maintained state-of-the-art standards that focus on improving the quality and safety of care provided by health care organizations. The Joint Commission’s comprehensive accreditation process evaluates an organization’s compliance with these standards and other accreditation requirements.

Mission: To continuously improve the safety and quality of care provided to the public through the provision of health care accreditation and related services that support performance improvement in health care organizations.

Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)

• Touchstone Neurorecovery Center

Founded in 1966 as the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, CARF International is an independent, nonprofit accreditor of human service providers in the areas of rehabilitation, employment, child and family, community, and aging services.

CARF-accredited programs reflect practices that are based on standards of quality and accountability. Using the standards as a foundation for business and service delivery practices, an organization can greatly reduce the common risks involved in providing rehabilitation and human services.