Mid-Columbia Medical Center’s Total Hip and Total Knee replacement programs were recently accredited by the Joint Commission, a nonprofit organization that accredits healthcare programs in the country.  MCMC underwent an onsite review early this month, as Joint Commission experts evaluated MCMC’s compliance with advanced disease-specific care standards and total hip and total need replacement requirements, including orthopaedic consultation, and pre-operative, intraoperative and post-surgical orthopaedic surgeon follow-up care.  MCMC is one of less than a dozen hospitals in the state with this accreditation.  Both programs have been accredited since 2012, when MCMC became the second hospital in Oregon to have received this distinguish accolade.