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By John Watson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Strathmore Times Siksika Health Services has announced they have once again been awarded an Accreditation with Commendation status by Accreditation Canada. This falls under the Qmentum Global accreditation program. Kory Duck Chief, Siksika Health Services quality assurance officer, explained the team has maintained this status since 2007. \u201cAccreditation with Commendation is basically granted to health organizations across Canada that meet or exceed the standards (set by the accreditation process), and they are commended by meeting most of the standards,\u201d she said. \u201cWe met about 98 per cent of the standards with our last onsite accreditation survey. The onsite accreditation survey is basically where Accreditation Canada sends out their trained surveyors who are professionals in their specific areas.\u201d Duck Chief explained Siksika Health Services\u2019… <\/p>\n

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By John Watson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Strathmore Times Siksika Health Services has announced they have once again been awarded an Accreditation with Commendation status by Accreditation Canada. This falls under the Qmentum Global accreditation program. Kory Duck Chief, Siksika Health Services quality assurance officer, explained the team has maintained this status since 2007. \u201cAccreditation with Commendation is basically granted to health organizations across Canada that meet or exceed the standards (set by the accreditation process), and they are commended by meeting most of the standards,\u201d she said. \u201cWe met about 98 per cent of the standards with our last onsite accreditation survey. The onsite accreditation survey is basically where Accreditation Canada sends out their trained surveyors who are professionals in their specific areas.\u201d Duck Chief explained Siksika Health Services\u2019... <\/p>\n

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