Which facility types do you prepare for Joint Commission surveys?

Hospitals, critical access hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, nursing care centers and behavioral health facilities.

Can you help after a Joint Commission survey with Requirements for Improvement?

Yes. Evidence of Standards Compliance support and corrective work coordination are included in plan of correction support.

Joint Commission Survey Readiness

The Joint Commission Life Safety Survey Readiness

The Joint Commission's Life Safety Code surveyor reviews the LS, EC and EM chapters: the building, the utility and fire protection systems, the documentation and the emergency management program. Survey Ready Consulting assesses the facility against those chapters the way the surveyor will, so the findings show up in our report instead of in the survey.

Joint Commission surveys are unannounced, which is why a standing readiness program outperforms a last-minute push.

What a Joint Commission Life Safety readiness review covers

Life Safety (LS) chapter: building features, egress, fire protection, barrier management
Environment of Care (EC) chapter: utilities, fire safety, medical equipment, hazardous materials
Emergency Management (EM) chapter: plan, exercises and documentation
Building Maintenance Program and Statement of Conditions readiness
Interim Life Safety Measures policy and application
Document review in the order the surveyor will request it

Deemed status

Hospitals, critical access hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers accredited by The Joint Commission under its CMS-deemed programs are surveyed to the Life Safety Code and NFPA 99 requirements CMS has adopted. SRC surveys to both the accreditation standards and the CMS requirements.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. The mock survey follows the Life Safety Code surveyor's process, including the building tour, document review and staff interviews.