
Safe care is great care. The best medical outcomes come from the safest environments. At Natividad Medical Center, ensuring the safest possible patient care is our most important goal. This means providing patient care that lives up to our vision of being a leader in healthcare quality; it means patient safety is at the top of our list.
We are on a never-ending journey to providing exceptional patient care; we believe in continuous improvement and we have partnered with some leading healthcare organizations to guide us on this journey.
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement is an independent not-for-profit organization helping to lead the improvement of healthcare throughout the world. Founded in 1991 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, IHI works to accelerate improvement by building the will for change, cultivating promising concepts for improving patient care, and helping healthcare systems put those ideas into action. Natividad Medical Center is a charter member of IHI's Passport Program.
The National Patient Safety Foundation is an independent not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization that has been dilgently pursuing one mission since its founding in 1997 -- improving the safety of our healthcare system. Natividad Medical Center is a member of NPSF's Stand Up for Patient Safety™ program.
Part of our commitment to improving quality and patient safety is our pledge to publicly share our performance data and provide clear explanations of what these measures mean. We do this not only to show how well we compare with our peers, but also to show our commitment to being open and honest with our patients and their families.
The following resources provide our performance data with comparisons between other hospitals.
The Hospital Compare website provides information for adults to help compare the quality of care hospitals provide for certain medical conditions sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
See Our Scores: Natividad Medical Center’s Cal Hospital Compare Report
Cal Hospital Compare is a service of the California Healthcare Foundation. This website rates quality of care, patients’ experience, and safety measures for hospitals in California.
See Our Scores: Natividad Medical Center’s Cal Hospital Compare Report
An independent, non-profit organization, The Joint Commission, (TJC) accredits and certifies more than 15,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. Joint Commission accreditation and certification is recognized nationwide as a symbol of quality that reflects an organization’s commitment to meeting certain performance standards.
Quality Check is one tool consumers can use to make health care decisions. The Quality Check report shows accreditation status, services offered, special quality awards, and National Patient Safety Goals compliance.
See Our Scores: Natividad Medical Center’s Quality Report