The first hospital inspections occurred in 1918 and were conducted by which organization?

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The first hospital inspections occurred in 1918 and were conducted by which organization?

The first hospital inspections came from the American College of Surgeons, which in 1918 launched the Hospital Standardization Program. Teams surveyed hospitals to evaluate sanitation, organization, equipment, records, and patient care practices, setting benchmarks to improve quality. This early movement of external hospital surveys laid the groundwork for formal accreditation later on. The Joint Commission (and its predecessors) came later, and the American Medical Association and the American Hospital Association did not conduct these early inspections.

The first hospital inspections came from the American College of Surgeons, which in 1918 launched the Hospital Standardization Program. Teams surveyed hospitals to evaluate sanitation, organization, equipment, records, and patient care practices, setting benchmarks to improve quality. This early movement of external hospital surveys laid the groundwork for formal accreditation later on. The Joint Commission (and its predecessors) came later, and the American Medical Association and the American Hospital Association did not conduct these early inspections.

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