FORT MYERS, Fla. (August 4, 2006) –Specialists in Reproductive Medicine & Surgery (SRMS) has earned Joint Commission Accredited Healthcare Organizations Gold Seal of Approval™ for their laboratory services, announced practice owner Dr. Craig Sweet.

 

The Joint Commission conducted unannounced, on-site evaluations of SRMS to evaluate the practice laboratory.The accreditation award recognizes their dedication to complying with the Joint Commission’s Health Care Services Certification Program state-of-the-art standards on a continuous basis. “We sought accreditation for our laboratory because we wanted to demonstrate our commitment to our patients’ safety and quality of care,” said Dr. Sweet. “We view the Gold Seal of Approval as another step towards achieving excellence.” “The accreditation process helps promote continuous, systematic and organization-wide improvement in health care organizations,” said Margaret Peck, executive director, laboratory Accreditation Program, The Joint Commission. “The community should be proud that Specialists in Reproductive Medicine & Surgery is focusing on the most challenging goal – to continuously raise quality and safety to higher levels.”Since 1951, the Joint Commission Accredited Healthcare Organizations has sought to continuously improve the safety and quality of care provided to the public through the provision of health care accreditation and related services. The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits nearly 15,000 health care organizations in the United States, including 8,000 hospitals and more than 6,800 heath care related organizations. An independent, not-for-profit organization, the Joint Commission is the nation’s oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care.Specialists in Reproductive Medicine & Surgery is a reproductive endocrinology & infertility practice open since 1991. Dr. Sweet is board certified in both the specialty of Obstetrics & Gynecology and the subspecialty of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. He is a member and former Chairman of the Lee Memorial Health System HealthPark Ethics Consultation Group and currently serves on the Lee County Medical Society Board of Governors. For more information, call (239) 275-8118 or visit www.DreamABaby.com.