Hyde Park, Ill.-based University of Chicago Medicine’s Harvey, Ill.-based Ingalls Memorial Hospital pharmacy department has become the latest addition to UChicago Medicine’s American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Certified Center of Excellence designation, according to a July 3 LinkedIn post from Negin Kiyavash, PharmD, director of pharmacy services at Ingalls.
The designation recognizes pharmacy departments that meet ASHP’s standard for medication-use safety and pharmacy practice through a rigorous document review and multiday on-site survey. Certification lasts three years, according to ASHP.
Here are the 10 organizations currently listed as ASHP Certified Centers of Excellence, per ASHP’s list of certified organizations:
- University of Chicago Medicine (Chicago), which now includes Ingalls Memorial Hospital
- City of Hope (Duarte, Calif.)
- Infirmary Health (Mobile, Ala.)
- Keck Medicine of USC (Los Angeles)
- Lee Health (Fort Myers, Fla.)
- Legacy Health Salmon Creek Medical Center (Vancouver, Wash.)
- Oregon Health & Science University (Portland)
- OSF HealthCare (Peoria, Ill.)
- Saint Luke’s Hospital (Kansas City, Mo.)
- University of California San Diego Health
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