The Wockhardt Hospitals in Mumbai has become the first super
speciality hospital in South Asia to receive accreditation
from Joint Commission International, USA.
The JCI Accreditation for Wockhardt Hospitals is a recognition
that it adheres to international standards of clinical care,
safe environment, medication safety, respect for rights
and privacy, international infection control standards and
access to dedicated well-trained staff.
JCI Accreditation has gained worldwide attention as an
effective quality evaluation and management tool.
Joint Commission International (JCI) is a division of Joint
Commission Resources (JCR), the subsidiary of the Joint
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
(JCAHO).
For more than 75 years, JCAHO and its predecessor organization
have been dedicated to improving the quality and safety
of health care services. Today the largest accreditor of
healthcare organizations in the United States, JCAHO surveys
nearly 20,000 health care programs through a voluntary accreditation
process.
Wockhardt Hospitals, Mumbai "a super specialty setup
comprising of Wockhardt Heart Hospital, Wockhardt Bone and
Joint Hospital, Wockhardt Brain and Spine Hospital and Wockhardt
Eye Hospital is a part of Wockhardt Hospitals Group - a
chain of super specialty hospitals in India set up by the
Wockhardt Group which is a global enterprise in the field
of pharmaceuticals and biotechnology for more than three
decades.
Accreditation provides a visible commitment by an organization
to improve the quality of patient care, to ensure a safe
environment and to continually work to reduce risks to patients
and staff. Accreditation has gained worldwide attention
as an effective quality evaluation and management tool.
Joint Commission International standards set uniform, achievable
expectations for structures, processes and outcomes for
hospitals, medical transport organizations, clinical laboratories,
organizations providing care continuum services, and starting
in August 2005, ambulatory care centers.
To ensure their international applicability, Joint Commission
standards were developed by a 16-member international task
force, representing seven major world regions: Western Europe;
the Middle East; Latin and Central America; Asia and the
Pacific Rim; North America; Central and Eastern Europe;
and Africa. (ANI)
