12/22/2020
Petty Creek Ranch has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for program Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects a health care organization’s commitment to providing safe and quality patient care.
Petty Creek Ranch underwent a rigorous, unannounced, and multiday onsite review on November 16, 2020. During the visit, a team of Joint Commission reviewers evaluated compliance with Petty Creek Ranch’s standards spanning several areas including emergency management, environment of care, use of evidence-based treatment approaches, and professional ethics, to name a few.
The Joint Commission’s standards are developed in consultation with health care experts and providers, measurement experts and patients. They are informed by scientific literature and expert consensus to help health care organizations measure, assess and improve performance. The surveyors also conducted onsite observations and interviews.
“As a private accreditor, The Joint Commission surveys health care organizations to protect the public by identifying deficiencies in care and working with those organizations to correct them as quickly and sustainably as possible,” says Mark Pelletier, RN, MS, chief operating officer, Accreditation and Certification Operations, and chief nursing executive, The Joint Commission. “We commend Petty Creek Ranch for its continuous quality improvement efforts in patient safety and quality of care.”
Michael Morso, the Executive Director of Petty Creek Ranch, stated “I am proud of our team and grateful for the vast support we received from the community of mental health professionals in the Missoula area that have made this achievement possible. We are also unable to express the extent of appreciate we have for the honest and insightful members of our local Alcoholics Anonymous groups that have provided guidance and the conditions of healing to our boys (clients). Petty Creek Ranch is situated in a privileged location that allows us to interact with an amazing and dynamic community, making the treatment experience of our clients a ‘recovery-oriented system of care.’ We are truly blessed to be a part of it!”
Petty Creek Ranch received state licensure as an American Society of Addiction Medicine level 3.5 Inpatient Chemical Dependency Facility from the Montana Department of Health and Human Services on June 18, 2020. Opening its doors during the COVID-19 pandemic, Petty Creek Ranch honored its mission of providing comprehensive substance abuse treatment to adolescent males in a manner that is safe, effective, and ethical. Infection prevention measures and quality assurance efforts during this time laid the foundation for program accreditation, as operations required rigorous diligence and an organization-wide collaborative spirit among the treatment team. To prepare for the accreditation process, Petty Creek Ranch performed extensive internal audits, conducted client interviews, and implemented performance improvement plans on all phases of its operation.
