Quality and patient safety
Providing our patients with the highest-quality care is a point of pride for Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. Every day, we strive to offer health care and treatment that is safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient and equitable. Our commitment to quality and safety has earned us The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval, an accreditation that serves as the gold standard of health care in the U.S. and the global community. On this page, you can learn more about how we create a culture of quality and safety across all of Fred Hutch’s points of care.
We welcome your voice
We believe it’s important to continuously monitor our performance and pursue opportunities for improvement. If you have a concern, suggestion or compliment about the safety and quality of Fred Hutch’s services, please contact us:
Patient safety
We know that the best clinical outcomes can only be achieved in the safest possible environment, when health care providers, patients and their families work as partners. Our patient safety priorities and programs reflect The Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goals —standards for preventing harm and ensuring best practices in health care settings.
Patient safety resources
Your safety is our highest priority and part of our ongoing commitment to provide patient-centered care. The following organizations provide general information about patient safety.

This federal agency works to improve the quality, safety, efficiency and effectiveness of health care for all Americans.

This organization serves as the nation’s predominant standard-setting and accrediting body in health care.

The goal of this nonprofit organization is to advance the quality and value of health care throughout the world.

A nonprofit alliance of 31 of the world's leading cancer centers, the NCCN is dedicated to improving the quality, effectiveness, efficiency and accessibility of cancer care. Learn more about Just Bag It!, the NCCN campaign for the safe handling of vincristine, a chemotherapy drug.

This department works with federal, state and local partners to help people in Washington stay healthier and safer.
Quality of care measures
Fred Hutch strives to continually improve the quality of the services we provide throughout all sites of care. We track and analyze our performance across a variety of measures, from infection rates to the timeliness and effectiveness of care. We collaborate often with fellow members of the Alliance of Dedicated Cancer Centers to develop effective quality measures, to benchmark performance and to do quality improvement initiatives.
Access our publicly reported quality measures.
Review The Joint Commission’s Quality Report about Fred Hutch.
Accreditations and licenses
Fred Hutch is a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Cancer Center that is accredited by The Joint Commission, the Commission on Cancer and several other agencies. We are also a Center of Excellence for Bone Marrow Transplant and Peripheral Stem Cell Infusions.