ALPHA OMEGA HEALTH REACCREDITED BY JOINT COMMISSION - October 3, 2007

Alpha Omega Health, Inc. is proud to announce that the company has been accredited by the Joint Commission for three more years. Alpha Omega Health will have been continuously accredited for over 15 years after this successful survey.

The Joint Commission, formerly named the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, is the nation's predominant standards-setting and accrediting body in healthcare. Since 1951, The Joint Commission has maintained state-of-the-art standards that focus on improving the quality and safety of care provided by health care organizations. The Joint Commission’s comprehensive accreditation process evaluates an organization’s compliance with these standards and other accreditation requirements. Joint Commission accreditation is recognized nationwide as a symbol of quality that reflects an organization’s commitment to meeting certain performance standards. To earn and maintain The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval™, an organization must undergo an on-site survey by a Joint Commission survey team at least every three years.

A copy of the award letter is available here.

The corporate office would like to thank all of the staff and clients who participated in the survey and hope everyone will join us in celebrating this accomplishment.


JK ON THE RADIO

On July 26, 2007, JK Horne, CEO of Alpha Omega Health, was featured on the WUNC radio program The Story. You can download and listen to his segment entitled "Glimpsing the Light" at WUNC's website here.

PRESS RELEASE - June 9, 2006

Alpha Omega Health Obtains Substance Abuse Licenses

Alpha Omega Health has been licensed by the North Carolina Division of Facility Services to provide substance abuse services in Yancey and Mitchell Counties. Located at 511 East Main Street, the Burnsville program hopes to work with local agencies including Yancey DSS, the criminal justice system, local health care providers, private businesses, and the schools to offer quality substance abuse services to adults, children, and families. Joe Martin, who will oversee substance abuse services at Alpha Omega, is licensed by the North Carolina Substance Abuse Professional Practice Board as a Clinical Addictions Specialist and is certified as a Clinical Supervisor. In addition, Joe is licensed as a Clinical Social Worker and has provided mental health, developmental disability, and substance abuse services in Yancey County for 17 years and in Western North Carolina for the past 28 years. According to Joe, Mental Health Reform has created a lot of confusion and concern regarding the continued availability of quality services, especially in rural areas of the state. J.K. Horne, the President and CEO of Alpha Omega, saw these major changes as an opportunity to expand the services offered by Alpha Omega. Joe adds, “We’ve come a long way in these two counties in the area of identifying and treating substance abuse and I’m delighted that Alpha Omega is committed to ensuring that we don’t lose ground as mental health reform unfolds.” Alpha Omega will also provide assessment and treatment for individuals who are arrested or convicted of Driving While Impaired.

For more information regarding services provided by Alpha Omega Health, call Joe Martin, Cassie Keeton, Jr. Grindstaff, or Debbie Ford at 828.678.9544.

IN OTHER NEWS......
The WAKE NAMI chapter held it's annual Celebration of Courage in July at Harper Park in Knightdale, NC. The Celebration of Courage is an event conceived and developed by NAMI Wake County. The first installation was organized and held in March-April 2005. Since that time, the flowers have been installed in cities across North Carolina to help raise awareness that mental illnesses are brain disorders.