Accreditations

	ETMC Athens, Tyler, Crockett, Jacksonville, Carthage, Clarksville, Quitman, the ETMC Rehabilitation Center and the ETMC Specialty Hospital are accredited by the Joint Commission and have earned the Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval.
	ETMC Regional Healthcare System has been named to the 2007 Most Wired list. The list measures the nation's healthcare systems on their use of information technology in support of patient care, safety and quality, customer service, disaster readiness, business processes and workforce management.
	ETMC Tyler has been recognized by the American Society for Bariatric Surgery and the Surgical Review Corporation as a center of excellence for bariatric surgery, and Dr. Babineau has been recognized as a bariatric surgeon of excellence.
	The Chest Pain Center at East Texas Medical Center in Tyler has demonstrated its expertise and commitment to quality patient care by meeting or exceeding a wide set of stringent criteria and completing on-site evaluations by a review team from the Society of Chest Pain Centers.
	ETMC Tyler has earned the Nurse-Friendly hospital designation of the Texas Nurses Association, a superior achievement indicating that 12 essential criteria of the ideal nursing practice environment -- as defined by nurses and research - are present in the facility's practice, policies and culture. ETMC joins an elite group of 31 hospitals in the state who have earned the three-year designation. Receiving the Nurse-Friendly designation furthers ETMC's mission to continuously strive to bring an unmatched spirit of excellence to the art and science of health care. If you are interested in becoming an ETMC nurse, call 903-531-8017. Nurse-Friendly is a certification mark of Texas Nurses Association.