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<p class="Default" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:18.0pt">CMHA Ottawa Receives Exemplary Accreditation Standing<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="Default"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt">Ottawa (May 2017)<b>
</b></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt">- The Canadian Mental Health Association Ottawa Branch is pleased to announce that on the agency was awarded Accreditation with “Exemplary Standing”, the highest standing granted through this review. In
doing so, CMHA Ottawa met 100% of the Required Organizational Practices and 100% of the High Priority Standards.
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<p class="Default"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt">"This is a reflection of our agency's ongoing commitment and dedication towards providing clients and their families with the highest quality mental health services,"</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">
said Martin Vervoort, Chairman of the Board of Directors of CMHA Ottawa.</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default"><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt">What is Accreditation?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:11.4pt"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Accreditation is a stamp of excellence that is granted by an independent body that undertakes an exhaustive and objective review of an organization, its practices,
its people and its operations. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:11.4pt"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Said Tim Simboli, Executive Director of CMHA Ottawa, "CMHA Ottawa underwent this demanding review to rigorously test itself and honour our commitment to the
community to provide uncompromising services of exceptional quality, and we are delighted to have passed with exemplary standing.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:11.4pt"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:11.4pt"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Accreditation is granted by Accreditation Canada (AC), a not-for-profit, independent body accredited by the International Society for Quality in Health Care
(ISQua). AC provides national and international health care organizations with an external peer review process to assess and improve the services they provide to their patients and clients based on standards of excellence. Accreditation Canada's programs and
guidance have helped organizations promote quality health care for over 50 years.
</span>Accreditation Canada awards the ‘Exemplary’ standing to organizations meeting all Required Organizational Practices and at least 95% of High Priority Standards.
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<p class="Default"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt">Surveyors from AC spent three days on-site at CMHA Ottawa in November reviewing documentation and performance data, observing care processes, interviewing the clients the, Board of Directors, staff,
and community partners. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt">“We appreciate the scrutiny and professionalism of Accreditation Canada. This is a mark of excellence that we will display proudly,” says Todd Bridger, Manager and Accreditation Coordinator.
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<p class="Default"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt">For information please contact; Todd Bridger, Senior Program Manager; CMHA Ottawa 613-737-7791, ext# 135.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#005A58;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Linda O’Neil<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="FR-CA" style="color:#1F497D">Conseillère en </span>
</i><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#005A58">é</span><i><span lang="FR-CA" style="color:#1F497D">ducation communautaire<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#005A58;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Capacity Building and Education Division<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#005A58;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><br>
</span></i><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#729A00;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Canadian Mental Health Association, Ottawa Branch
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Association canadienne pour la santé mentale, Section d'Ottawa <br>
301-1355 rue Bank Street, Ottawa, ON K1H 8K7 <br>
Tel: 613-737-7791 Ext. 135 Fax: 613-737-7644</span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#729A00;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"> Cell: 613-552-4505</span><b><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#005A58;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Email:
<a href="mailto:loneil@cmhaottawa.ca"><span style="color:blue">loneil@cmhaottawa.ca</span></a> Website:
</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><a href="http://www.cmhaottawa.ca/"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:teal">ottawa.cmha.ca</span></a>
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