1 - Good News Came
Late night March 12th, 2018, an email came from CARF HQ, informing General Hospital of Heilongjiang Province Land Reclamation Bureau that they have been accredited 3 year the highest level of performance. To date, General Hospital of Heilongjiang Province Land Reclamation Bureau became the first hospital to win this honor in the vast land of northeastern China.
CARF 3-year accreditation means:
The organization demonstrates conformance
to various accreditation conditions and the services provided can basically
meet CARF standards. Services and operations are designed to benefit patients.
The current practices can be maintained and improved in the foreseeable future.
The organization can also demonstrate the determination to constant improve
service quality. 3-year accreditation is the highest level of accreditation.
2 - A rehab marathon
Nongken’s journey to CARF is like a
marathon. In the 15 months’ preparation, we’ve together experienced the four
seasons of the ice city and enjoyed diverse local customs. There are times of
anxiety and confusion at the initial stage, anguish during the process and
uneasiness while waiting for the result.
But rehab practitioners must face the fact
that there is a large gap between reality and ideal, which can only be closed
through a painful growing process. We’ve got together for numerous times to
discuss possible solutions and adjustment to plans, making every possible
effort to explore and fight for possibility of change.
CARF accreditation within such a large
comprehensive provincial hospital is not possible without the great support
from hospital leadership, administrative departments as well as the selfless
help from directors of all departments. Led by 3 presidents, the hospital
established CARF accreditation leadership team and assigned staff to chair the
6 management committees and facilitate implementation of standards. A team
shining with military culture was thus formed to implement reform on rehab
management.
3 - Not a finishing line but a new starting point
Just
as leaders of the hospital expressed Nongken’s rehab has entered into a post
CARF era, full of hope and challenges. Our hospital will continue to work
tirelessly with others on the road to continuous quality improvement.
Memories
flooded back like waves of the Songhua River. Unfolded before eyes are the vast
land covered by cozy clouds. Sincerely we welcome General Hospital of
Heilongjiang Province Land Reclamation Bureau to CARF family and wished they
could achieve a new height under the direction for CARF ASPIRE philosophies.
Introduction to General Hospital of Heilongjiang Province Land Reclamation Bureau and the Department of Rehab
Founded in 2003, the department of rehab is the first batch of pilot organization for national work-related injury rehab, the first designation provincial work-related injury rehab organization, provincial rehab quality control center, district rehab center under DPF, non-affiliated hospital to Harbin Medical University Daqing Campus, non-affiliated hospital to Qiqihar Medical University and teaching base for Nongken Vocational School college of rehab medicine. Based upon modern rehab philosophies and characterized by combination of traditional Chinese medicine and western rehab, the department aim to build a professional rehab team to facilitate integration of rehab and other disciplines and provide standardized and quality rehab services to domestic and international patients who need rehab. It is the largest rehab department with the most complete supporting facilities and equipment within the three provinces in northeastern China.
--------Review of Nongken’s Journey to CARF--------
▲October 2016, establishing accreditation team
▲Continuous improvement
▲Preparing for the survey
▲ Actual survey in Jan. 2018
▲Exciting news about being accredited in March 2018
▲Thoughts at this moment from CARF project member