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broad array of health care services at Simi
Valley Hospital encompasses quite a variety of activities:
Babies are born, surgeries are done, blood is drawn
and analyzed, X-rays and other diagnostic tests are
completed, heart attack and stroke patients are given
emergency care, nutritionally precise meals are planned
and prepared, care is provided right in patients’ own
homes, and so forth.
As diverse as these activities are, they are united by
a common focus: the commitment to quality care. It is
a commitment that is built into Simi Valley Hospital’s
mission statement, which in turn drives not only all
planning and decision-making at the hospital but also
the everyday actions of the hospital team.
“We’re going through an exciting time in the hospital’s
history when we’re constructing and renovating facilities
and adding new services, yet in all of that activity, we
never lose sight of the central focus of
building quality into everything we do
here,” said Kim Milstien, president and
CEO of Simi Valley Hospital. “Nothing
is more important to us than ensuring
that every patient has a quality
experience during their every contact
with the hospital.”
Demonstrations of quality
For a commitment to quality to have real value,
however, there have to be visible results. Simi Valley
Hospital has earned a number of certi cations,
accreditations and recognitions that demonstrate the
fruits of the hospital’s quality commitment. Among
them:
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Full three-year accreditation for the hospital and
Home Care Services from e Joint Commission, the
nation’s leading independent accrediting body for
hospitals and other health care facilities.
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Certi cation from e Joint Commission as a
Primary Stroke Center.
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Full three-year accreditation from the Commission
on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons for the
hospital’s Cancer Services program.
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Full two-year accreditation from the College of
American Pathologists for the hospital’s Clinical Laboratory.
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Full three-year accreditation from the American
College of Radiology for the hospital’s Nuclear
Medicine Department.
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Breast Imaging Center of
Excellence designation by the
American College of Radiology for
the Nancy Reagan Breast Center.
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California Department of Health, Radiologic Health
Branch, certi cation of 100-percent compliance with the
requirements of the Mammography Quality Standards
Act and Program for the Nancy Reagan Breast Center.
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Double-gold score from the National Safety
Foundation for the hospital’s Food and Nutrition
Services Department.
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Level 1 ranking for all Healthier Hospital
Initiative challenges.
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2013 HomeCare Elite award for Simi Valley
Hospital’s Home Care Services from Outcome Concept
Systems, Inc., the nation’s leading provider of home
care information.
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Gold Level, American Heart Association Fit-Friendly
Worksites designation for the hospital.
“Why do we do this?” Milstien asked. “Why do we
passionately pursue quality in every interaction with
every patient, every day? We do it for you, for your
family and for your health.”
The mission of Simi Valley
Hospital is to demonstrate God’s
love by providing exceptional
service and quality care to meet
the physical, mental and spiritual
needs of our community.
