Suggested News Release for Newly Accredited Facilities
(Printed on facility letterhead)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date
Contact: (Your name, phone number and/or email here)
(YOUR FACILITY NAME HERE) EARNS ACCREDITATION FOR (INDICATE SPECIFIC
ACCREDITATION RECEIVED HERE) FROM THE AMERICAN BOARD FOR
CERTIFICATION
(Your facility name here) in (city) has received accreditation from the American Board for
Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics, Inc., (ABC) an independent, nonprofit
organization which has been providing facility accreditation since 1948.
ABC’s evaluation of (your facility name here) includes a thorough review of the physical facility and
quality of patient care. ABC interviews both staff and patients and conducts a review of
organizational documents, including records of patient care.
"Receiving Accreditation is a significant achievement, one that recognizes outstanding performance
by (your facility name here,)" says Catherine A. Carter, Executive Director of ABC. "The facility
owners should be commended for their commitment to providing quality care to the people in the
community."
Founded in 1948, ABC is dedicated to improving the quality of the nation’s orthotic, prosthetic and
pedorthic care through accreditation and certification. ABC encourages facilities to meet or exceed
quality standards through accreditation and the teaching of quality improvement concepts.
(Include a paragraph here with the specific information on the services and care that your facility
provides.)
"We are extremely pleased to have achieved this designation," states (facility representative name
and title here.) "Accreditation is a rigorous process, but one that we welcome as a continual quality
improvement mechanism. Earning ABC accreditation is another measure of our excellence as a
premier provider of (your specific area of care here) and reflects our commitment to our patients."
The American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics, Inc. has been
credentialing practitioners and accrediting organizations since 1948 in accordance with established
standards of excellence in the delivery of comprehensive patient care. As a nonprofit organization,
ABC’s mission is to establish and advocate for the highest patient care and organizational standards
in the provision of safe and effective orthotic, prosthetic and pedorthic services.
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