Fairview Health Services is accredited through the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO).  This agency serves to help insure and monitor the quality and safety of patient care.  We are committed to providing safe and quality care to all patients served. 

The following Fairview entities will be surveyed by JCAHO during 2006:

• Fairview Ridges Hospital
• University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview
• Fairview Northland Medical Center
• Fairview Southdale Hospital
• Fairview-University Medical Center - Mesabi
• Fairview Lakes Medical Center
• Fairview Red Wing Medical Center

If you feel the services provided have in any way compromised patient safety or not met accepted quality of care standards, please contact the applicable Fairview entity so your concerns can be addressed.  If you do not feel these concerns have been adequately addressed after contacting the entity, please feel free to contact the JCAHO by calling them at 1-800-994-6610 or writing to JCAHO at:

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Office of Quality Monitoring
One Renaissance Boulevard
Oakbrook Terrace, IL  60181