Atlanta hospital accreditations

City of Hope Atlanta, is accredited by several renowned professional health care organizations that assess and monitor the quality of cancer care.

The Joint Commission

City of Hope Atlanta has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval^® for Hospital Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. This reflects an organization’s commitment to providing safe and effective patient care and a willingness to voluntarily undergo a rigorous, unannounced onsite survey every three years.

During the review, a team of Joint Commission expert surveyors evaluate compliance with standards related to several areas, including patient rights, environment of care, infection prevention, leadership and medication management, to name a few. Surveyors also conduct onsite observations and interviews. The Joint Commission has accredited hospitals for more than 60 years.

American Society of Clinical Oncology Quality Oncology Practice Initiative

City of Hope Atlanta is recognized as meeting the highest standards for quality cancer care by the Quality Oncology Practice Initiative (QOPI^®) Certification Program, an affiliate of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).

The QOPI Certification Program provides a certification for outpatient practices that meet the benchmarks for breast, colorectal, non-small cell lung, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, gynecologic and prostate cancers. The QOPI Certification Program (QCP™) was launched in January 2010.

The QCP seal designates those practices that not only scored high on the key QOPI quality measures, but meet rigorous chemotherapy safety standards established by ASCO and the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS). The QOPI Certification Program is a project of ASCO's Institute for Quality, an ASCO affiliate dedicated to innovative quality improvement programs.