Next PMH Accreditation Survey Coming This May
With May fast approaching, PMH is once again preparing for its yearly Regional Accreditation Survey. Accreditation is a voluntary, comprehensive review process conducted by Accreditation Canada that evaluates the health region’s services against national quality and safety standards and required organizational practices. This process helps identify areas for improvement and ensures a commitment to safe, high-quality patient care. Accreditation Canada not only works with health care providers, it includes stakeholders, patients and their families. PMH will be hosting an Accreditation Canada on-site survey, May 24-29, 2026.
This year the standards and practices being surveyed are acute care focused – Critical Care (ICU), Emergency Department, EMS and Interfacility Transport, Inpatient Services, Obstetrics (maternity), Perioperative and es (surgery) and Medical Device Reprocessing (sterilization). As well, Medication Management and Infection Control will be assessed.
Five surveyors, from all across Canada, will be visiting the following 11 health care facilities: Brandon, Boissevain, Carberry, Deloraine, Dauphin, Grandview, Minnedosa, Ste. Rose, Russell (EMS), Neepawa (EMS) and Virden (EMS).
Preparation for the Accreditation Survey occurs year-round, with teams of direct care providers, support staff, administration, management and patients. Ongoing partnerships with educational institutions, First Nation communities as well as physicians occurs continuously to ensure the best decisions are being made for staff, patients and their families.
As a patient or family, if you happen to be at one of the sites being surveyed this May, please feel welcome to participate. Surveyors do approach patients and families, and although conversations are not mandatory, they help provide direct experience on how well PMH is meeting the Standards and Required Organizational Practices.
If you wish to know more about national health standards, check out the Accreditation Canada website or Health Standards Organization (HSO) website. If you wish to learn more about becoming a patient partner in any PMH program/service, please contact us at [email protected].
When you see the Accreditation Canada seal, you can be certain that the health care organization is working hard to meet Accreditation Canada standards to deliver safe, high-quality care. Better quality means better health.