Accreditations

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital is the largest academic medical center ever accredited by the Joint Commission International (JCI).

It means that our patients are guaranteed the safest, most effective quality medical healthcare. JCI is an independent, non-profit organization that works with hospitals, other health care organizations, health systems, agencies, and academic institutions to achieve and ensure the best performance in patient care. Founded in 1994, the Joint Commission is by far the largest and most distinguished global leader among accrediting organizations in the United States. It has evaluated over 20,000 health care organizations and programs. Extending from the Joint Commission, JCI was established to further expand high standard quality and safety practices around the globe. Up to date, it has accredited over 600 organizations in 60 different countries.

In order to be accredited by JCI, an organization must comply with rigorous sets of clinical and managerial standards evaluations, which include:
Section I: Patient-Centered Standards
- International Patient Safety Goals (IPSG)
- Access to Care and Continuity of Care (ACC)
- Patient and Family Rights (PFR)
- Assessment of Patients (AOP)
- Care of Patients (COP)
- Anesthesia and Surgical Care (ASC)
- Medication Management and Use (MMU)
- Patient and Family Education (PFE)
Section II: Health Care Organization Management Standards
- Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (QPS)
- Prevention and Control of Infection (PCI)
- Governance, Leadership, and Direction (GLD)
- Facility Management and Safety (FMS)
- Staff Qualifications and Education (SQE)
- Management of Communication and Information (MCI)

In Chang Gung Memorial Hospital's case, our hospital also underwent another set of academic medical center standard evaluations that were newly applied by JCI since 2013, including medical education program and clinical research program standards.

Medical Center Accreditation:
• Largest Academic Medical Center ever Accredited by the Joint Commission International (JCI) since 02/14/2014.

Hospital service Quality and Safety:
• Certified by the World Health Organization-Health Promoting Hospitals Network (WHO-HPH) (Last renewed in 2012).

Operation Room (OR):
• ISO9001 and ISO13485 certified by Association Française de Normalisation (AFNOR) since 2006 (Last renewed in 2011).

Central Supply Room (CSR):
• ISO9001 and ISO13485 certified by Association Française de Normalisation (AFNOR) since 2006 (Last renewed in 2011).
Information System Safety:
• ISO 27001 certified by the United Kingdom Accreditation Services (UKAS) since 2005.

Division of Pathology:
• Accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) since 2003 (Last renewed in 2007)

Department of Laboratory Medicine:
• Accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) since 2003 (Last renewed in 2009)

Laboratory Animal Center, Microscope Core Laboratory & Expensive Advanced Instrument Core Laboratory:
• Accredited by the OCED principles of Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) (Last renewed in 2009).
- • Member of The International Network of Health Promoting Hospitals and Health Services (WHO-HPH) since 2012.
- • Member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development OECD GLP (good laboratory practice).