Fort Lauderdale, Florida - Broward Health Medical Center's pharmacy program recently earned URAC Specialty Pharmacy Accreditation. This significant accomplishment demonstrates the hospital's success in setting high standards for outpatient pharmacies.
"This accreditation reflects the tremendous dedication of the pharmacy team, which strives to provide outstanding service to our South Florida community," said Manny Linares, CEO of Broward Health Medical Center. After three years of hard work, we are delighted to have achieved the accreditation.
URAC is the independent leader in promoting healthcare quality by setting high standards for clinical practice, consumer protections, performance measurement, operations infrastructure, and risk management. Broward Health's flagship hospital has successfully demonstrated its commitment to quality care, enhanced processes, patient safety, and improved outcomes.
"We are incredibly proud to have achieved this accreditation," said Dave Lacknauth, PharmD, executive director of pharmacy services at Broward Health. "We understand the importance of these specialty medications in our community and are committed to delivering quality standards of care."
"Now more than ever, specialty pharmacies are an essential part of the patient care team and patient experience. URAC congratulates Broward Health Medical Center on its achievement of Specialty Pharmacy Accreditation. This achievement demonstrates excellence in pharmacy operations, product handling, patient education, and patient management. When an organization achieves URAC accreditation, it demonstrates a commitment to improving the quality of care, which is important to patients, providers and payers," said URAC's President and CEO Shawn Griffin, M.D.
Broward Health, founded in 1938 and headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, ranks among the 10 largest public healthcare systems in the United States. Nationally recognized for its focus on high-quality care for the residents of Broward County and beyond, Broward Health boasts five hospitals, two trauma centers, a dynamic academic partnership with Florida Atlantic University, was the county’s first statutory teaching hospital and has an ever-growing graduate medical education program. It includes more than 50 health centers and physician practices covering virtually every healthcare specialty.
Broward Health never stops working toward its mission of Exceptional Care, Extraordinary Compassion and Everyday Excellence. Driven by more than 11,000 talented employees and physicians who deliver care to all patients, regardless of their ability to pay, Broward Health is one of the largest employers in Broward County with an operating budget of $1.6 billion, and annually provides more than $522.6 million of charity and uncompensated care.
For more information about Broward Health, visit BrowardHealth.org.
