Cross Country Healthcare Executive Joins The Joint Commission’s Healthcare Staffing Advisory Council
August 20 2020 - 8:43AM
Business Wire
Newly formed committee of staffing experts
helps evaluate healthcare organizations
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (Nasdaq: CCRN), a leading
provider of total talent management including workforce solutions,
contingent staffing, permanent placement and other consultative
services for healthcare clients, announced that Hank Drummond,
Ph.D., MDiv, B.A., R.N., senior vice president and CCO, recently
joined The Joint Commission’s newly formed Healthcare Staffing
Advisory Council.
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Dr. Hank Drummond, Chief Clinical Officer
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The council is comprised of 15 or fewer individuals representing
healthcare staffing and exists to drive The Joint Commission’s
mission of evaluating healthcare organizations and inspiring them
to excel in providing safe and effective care of the highest
quality and value. The council provides valuable input on
healthcare staffing accreditation products, services and activities
to promote patient safety and quality.
“Hank’s decades of clinical expertise and executive leadership
are an excellent match for The Joint Commission’s Healthcare
Staffing Advisory Council,” says Kevin Clark, co-founder and CEO of
Cross Country Healthcare. “There is no mission more critical to
Cross Country Healthcare than patient safety and care.”
“As we’ve seen with the COVID-19 pandemic, the healthcare
staffing industry plays a vital part of healthcare across all
settings and we’re excited to continue to inspire healthcare
staffing organizations to excel in providing safe and effective
care of the highest quality and value. To do this, we need the
input of industry experts like Dr. Hank Drummond,” said Patrick
Phelan, M.B.A., executive director of Hospital Business Development
at The Joint Commission.
The Joint Commission, founded in 1951, is the nation's oldest
and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in healthcare.
The independent, not-for-profit organization evaluates and
accredits more than 22,000 healthcare organizations and programs
nationwide.
About Cross Country Healthcare
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (CCH) is a leader in providing
total talent management including strategic workforce solutions,
contingent staffing, permanent placement and other consultative
services for healthcare clients. Leveraging nearly 35 years of
expertise and insight, CCH solves complex labor-related challenges
for clients while providing high-quality outcomes and exceptional
patient care. As a multi-year Best of Staffing® Award winner, CCH
is committed to excellence in delivery of its services and was the
first public company to earn The Joint Commission Gold Seal of
Approval® for Health Care Staffing Services Certification with
Distinction.
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