AMH Credentials

Our Mission Statement

The mission of Abington Memorial Hospital is to reduce the burden of suffering attributable to illness, injury and disability for all members of our community and to provide the community with preventive health and wellness services including the full spectrum of maternity and newborn care.

Abington Memorial Hospital:

Licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Health

Accredited and approved by:

The Joint Commission
(for standards of patient care)

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC),
Magnet Award (the nursing profession's top honor recognizing quality patient care and exemplary nursing leadership)

Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation
(for state standards of trauma centers)

Commission on Cancer, American College of Surgeons
(for cancer care program)

The Joint Commission
(for meeting quality standards for a certified stroke center)

The Joint Commission
(for meeting quality standards for joint replacement, hip and knee)

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
(for physician resident training)

National League for Nursing
(for nursing school)

Commission on Dental Accreditation and the Council on Dental Education of the American Dental Association
(for general dental practice residency)

Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation of the American Medical Association
(for training medical and radiologic technologists)

Association for Clinical Pastoral Education
(for training institutional chaplains)