ADK Hospital has said it will receive international accreditation within the next three months.
The hospital has been working to improve and expand its services by increasing its bed capacity and introducing new services, Managing Director Mohamed Afaal said, adding that seeking accreditation from an international body remained a top priority.
In August last year, ADK signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Qualitat Medicare to seek accreditation from the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers of India (NABH).
A team from NABH will visit the hospital this week to conduct necessary assessments, Afaal said, adding that the process will be completed within 3 months. img:http://s1.psmnews.mv/images/660x400/14841564802346.jpg|ADK Hospital service counter - Photo: PSM
“NABH is a quality recognition to healthcare organizations by the official body entrusted to that purpose in India. It is issued based on fulfilment of accreditation standards by the healthcare organisation, demonstrated through an independent external peer assessment of organisation's level of performance in relation to NABH standards,” the country’s largest privately-run hospital said in a statement following the signing of the MoU.
Under the MOU, the NABH would provide technical, academic and professional support to ADK hospital in reaching the NABH standards.
In August, Afaal said he believed that getting an international accreditation would ensure better patient care and the consistency of service, and this step would officially bring the hospital up to par with those institutions in the neighbouring countries and increase the public's trust in the services provided by the hospital.
Accreditation ensures a transparent system of ethical management control over the entire hospital and it assures that the accredited healthcare facility constantly maintains the accredited standards during its validity period, the hospital said.