Accreditation Program

Accreditation Canada International’s accreditation programs and standards are developed in close consultation with key stakeholders.

This development process involves comprehensive international literature reviews, focus group discussions, and international advisory committee consultations to ensure the standards can be applied in the international environment. New standards are pilot tested at a variety of health care organizations around the globe, representing diverse sizes and facilities.  

Accreditation Canada International accredits the following types of organizations:

• Hospitals
• Primary care centres
• Ambulatory care centres (diabetes, oncology, multiple specialties, rehabilitation, etc.)
• Clinical laboratories
• Health systems
• Medical imagery centers
• Long term care facilities

The accreditation programs currently available internationally are Qmentum International, Aim 8 (Italy) and International Accreditation Program (Brazil).