May 25, 16.10 PM IST || Pocket News Alert
Bangalore, May 25, 2016: Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road achieves yet another milestone by receiving the coveted Nursing Excellence award from National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare. The certification will be effective from May 13, 2016 and valid until May 12, 2018, subject to continued compliance with NABH requirements.
Fortis Hospital has successfully met the standards and measures set by NABH to achieve this recognition. The standards provide framework for quality of care for patients and quality improvement for nursing services. The standards help to build a quality culture at all level and across all the function of hospital.
“Our nursing services team has yet again brought laurels to our organization by achieving this certification. This certification is a reflection of Fortis Hospitals-BG road’s commitment towards facilitating ‘Safe, Competent and Ethical Nursing practices’. The Hospital complies with the NABH Standards for Nursing Excellence which focuses on various professional, administrative and governance aspects of nursing”, said Mr. Vijayarathna, Zonal Director, Fortis Hospitals.
The Mandatory Quality protocols including: Nursing (Clinical & Administrative) guidelines, Infection-control programme for patients safety, Guidelines for Safety of Healthcare Workers were followed diligently by Fortis Hospitals to bag this certification.
About Fortis Healthcare Limited
Fortis Healthcare Limited is a leading integrated healthcare delivery service provider in India. The healthcare verticals of the company primarily comprise hospitals, diagnostics and day care specialty facilities. The company operates its healthcare delivery services in India, Dubai, Mauritius and Sri Lanka with 54 healthcare facilities (including projects under development), approximately 10,000 potential beds and 260 diagnostic centres. In a global study of the 30 most technologically advanced hospitals in the world, its flagship, the Fortis Memorial Research Institute’ (FMRI), was ranked No.2, by ‘topmastersinhealthcare.com, and placed ahead of many other outstanding medical institutions in the world.