South Shore Health is close to having top marks from Accreditation Canada. The local health authority received a 95% on its required standards in the organization’s final report. Incoming CEO Dr. Peter Vaughan says they scored very well overall but still need to do things better. He says staff need to ask patient identifiers, like their names and date of birth, consistently, to meet requirements.
Vaughan says if improvements are made in patient identification and client and family safety, South Shore Health could reach accreditation with commendation.
