The Joint Commission conducts periodic accreditation surveys of the Matagorda County Hospital District (Matagorda Regional Medical Center). The purpose of the survey is to evaluate the organization’s compliance with nationally established Joint Commission Standards. The survey results are used to determine whether, and the conditions under which, accreditation should be awarded to the organization.
Joint Commission standards deal with organizational quality of care issues and patient safety and the safety of the environment in which care is provided. Any individual believing that he or she has concerns regarding patient safety or quality of care concerns at Matagorda Regional Medical Center that the hospital has not addressed appropriately may contact:
The Joint Commission
Office of Quality Monitoring
One Renaissance Boulevard
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
Voice: 1-800-994-6610
Fax: (630) 792-5636
Email: complaint@jointcommission.org
Please Note: The Joint Commission does not address individual billing issues and payment disputes. They also do not have jurisdiction in labor relations issues or the individual clinical management of a patient.
We request that you contact 星际娱乐app administration first at (979) 245-6383 regarding any concerns that you have and allow 星际娱乐app to assist in resolution of the matter before you contact The Joint Commission.
When submitting a complaint to the Joint Commission about an accredited organization, you may either provide your name and contact information or submit your complaint anonymously. Providing your name and contact information enables the Joint Commission to inform you about the actions taken in response to your complaint, and also to contact you should additional information be needed. It is the Joint Commission’s policy to treat your name as confidential information and not to disclose it to any other party. However, it may be necessary to share the complaint with Matagorda Regional Medical Center in the course of a complaint investigation.
Joint Commission policy forbids an accredited organization from taking retaliatory actions against employees for having reported a patient safety or quality of care concern to the Joint Commission.