
Above: (l. to r.) Franciscan St. Anthony Health – Crown Point President Dave Ruskowski and Working Well Regional Director Tim Ross accept a plaque from Rich Shelhamer, National Sales Manager of Perry Johnson Registrars commemorating Working Well’s achievement of ISO 9001:2008 certification at the Crown Point facility.
Working Well occupational healthcare’s facilities at Franciscan St. Anthony Health – Crown Point were honored for attaining ISO 9001:2008 certification during a presentation today at Franciscan St. Anthony Health – Crown Point.
Working Well is the only occupational healthcare provider in the world to have received ISO 9001:2008 certification.
Rich Shelhamer, National Sales Manager of Perry Johnson Registrars, Inc., an ISI 9001 auditing firm, presented a plaque commemorating the achievement to Working Well Regional Director Tim Ross and Franciscan St. Anthony Health – Crown Point President Dave Ruskowski.
The presentation was part of the Innovators Café, an ongoing series of luncheons designed to allow business and educational leaders to share strategies for innovation. The events are produced by the Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana.
ISO 9001:2008 certification is part of the ISO 9000 family of quality certification procedures managed by the International Organization for Standardization (Geneva, Switzerland). The gold standard of quality certifications, ISO 9000 standards are employed by more than one million companies in 172 countries, and in the U.S. over the last two decades, have become routine across a broad swath of manufacturing industries.
Ross says that the certification provides a foundation for best practices that will ensure the highest quality healthcare, improved outcomes and reduced errors for all patients, which will in turn increase patient safety and satisfaction.
Working Well’s Michigan City location received ISO 9001:2008 certification last June. Its remaining three locations in Hammond, Munster and Valparaiso should all be certified by the end of the second quarter of this year.