Accreditation 360 is coming January 1, 2026, and hospitals are asking the same questions: What changes matter most, and what are surveyors actually citing? In this episode of Healthcare Facilities Network, Steve Van Ness, Vice President of Planning and Design at CREF, and Thomas Grice, Vice President of Corporate Real Estate and Facilities at CREF, share field insights you won’t get anywhere else. They break down the top life safety findings hospitals are seeing, highlight common pitfalls, a...
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Accreditation 360 is coming January 1, 2026, and hospitals are asking the same questions: What changes matter most, and what are surveyors actually citing? In this episode of Healthcare Facilities Network, Steve Van Ness, Vice President of Planning and Design at CREF, and Thomas Grice, Vice President of Corporate Real Estate and Facilities at CREF, share field insights you won’t get anywhere else. They break down the top life safety findings hospitals are seeing, highlight common pitfalls, a...
Joint Commission: New Rules for Hospital Safety and Standards
Healthcare Facilities Network
48 minutes
3 weeks ago
Joint Commission: New Rules for Hospital Safety and Standards
Joint Commission is rolling out Accreditation 360, a major update to hospital standards that takes effect January 1, 2026. In this episode of Healthcare Facilities Network, Jim Grana, Life Safety Code Field Director at Joint Commission, walks us through what these changes mean for hospitals and healthcare teams across the U.S. Jim explains how the standards are being restructured, including a nearly 50% reduction in Elements of Performance for some hospitals, and offers practical guidance on...
Healthcare Facilities Network
Accreditation 360 is coming January 1, 2026, and hospitals are asking the same questions: What changes matter most, and what are surveyors actually citing? In this episode of Healthcare Facilities Network, Steve Van Ness, Vice President of Planning and Design at CREF, and Thomas Grice, Vice President of Corporate Real Estate and Facilities at CREF, share field insights you won’t get anywhere else. They break down the top life safety findings hospitals are seeing, highlight common pitfalls, a...
