LifeCare Greenbush Medical Park on track for summer 2010 opening Above: Shingles and windows have been added to the assisted living portion of LifeCare Greenbush Medical Park. Right: Gray metal beams now define the facility’s main entrance area.    Construction of the new LifeCare Greenbush Medical Park continues at a steady rate, with visible changes occurring on almost a daily basis.    Scheduled for completion during the summer of 2010, this $8.2 million complex will provide a much needed healthcare facility to Greenbush and the surrounding area.    “At this point, construction is estimated to be about thirty percent complete,” says Shannon Carlson, Administrator of LifeCare Greenbush Manor. “Our goal is to have the entire building enclosed by the end of November.”    When finished, the medical park will include a 40-bed skilled nursing facility, 12 assisted living apartments, a primary care clinic, and wellness center.    It will also feature the Greenbush offices of LifeCare Home Care, LifeCare Behavioral Health, and LifeCare Rehabilitation Services.    Regularly scheduled updates including construction photos, stories, and other information will be posted online at www.lifecaremedicalcenter.org For more on LifeCare Greenbush Medical Park, call Shannon Carlson at (218) 463-4701.

LifeCare awarded accreditation from The Joint Commission

   LifeCare Medical Center has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval by demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission’s national standards for health care quality and safety.
   The Joint Commission conducted an unannounced on-site evaluation of LifeCare’s critical access hospital, home care, and hospice on June 6-11. The accreditation award recognizes LifeCare’s dedication to complying with The Joint Commission’s state-of-the-art standards on a continuous basis.
   “We sought accreditation to demonstrate our commitment to patient safety and quality care,” says LifeCare President/CEO Keith Okeson. “We view obtaining Joint Commission accreditation as another step toward achieving excellence.”
   Founded in 1951, The Joint Commission seeks to continuously improve the safety and quality of care provided to the public through the provision of health care accreditation and related services that support performance improvement in health care organizations.
   The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits more than 15,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States, including more than 8,000 hospitals and home care organizations, and more than 6,800 other health care organizations that provide long term care, assisted living, behavioral health care, laboratory, and ambulatory care services. In addition, The Joint Commission provides certification of disease-specific care programs, primary stroke centers, and health care staffing services.
   An independent, not-for-profit organization, The Joint Commission is the nation’s oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care.