Highland Receives Reaccreditation for Geriatric Emergency Care

Highland has been accredited for a second time by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA) program, which is part of an effort to improve and standardize emergency care for the nation’s older patients and promotes the goals of providing quality care for older adult patients.

The launch of the accreditation program followed the creation of geriatric emergency department guidelines by ACEP and other medical groups that went into effect in 2014. When the GEDA program launched in 2018, Highland was the first hospital in the region and among the first hospitals in New York to receive the accreditation. Requirements include demonstrating:

• Both a physician and nurse with specialized geriatric training are on staff.
• The department meets environmental criteria, such as easy patient access to water and mobility aids.
• The department has a geriatric quality improvement program.

11/1/2022

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