Tribune News Network
Doha
Sidra Medicine, a member of Qatar Foundation, on Monday announced that it has earned the Joint Commission International’s Gold Seal of Approval for Academic Medical Centre Hospital Reaccreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its internationally-recognised standards.
The Gold Seal of Approval is a symbol of quality that reflects an organisation’s commitment to providing safe and effective patient care.
Sidra Medicine underwent a rigorous on-site survey in early in March. During the survey, a team of Joint Commission International expert surveyors evaluated compliance with academic medical centre hospital standards related to a variety of areas, including the International Patient Safety Goals; patient assessment and care; anaesthesia and surgical care; medication management; patient and family education; and quality improvement.
Other areas included infection prevention and control; governance and leadership; facility management; staff qualifications and education; information management; medical professional education and human subjects research.
Dr Joel Roos, MD, MBA, MHCDS, CPE, vice-president, International Accreditation, Quality Improvement and Safety, Joint Commission International, said: "Joint Commission International accreditation provides academic medical centre hospitals with the processes contributing to improvements in a variety of areas from the enhancement of staff education to the demonstration of leading practices within the academic medical centre setting. We commend Sidra Medicine for its efforts to become a quality improvement organisation and achieving this pinnacle demonstrating a commitment to patient safety and quality.”
Dr Iyabo Tinubu-Karch, CEO, Sidra Medicine, said: "Sidra Medicine is pleased to have achieved the reaccreditation from Joint Commission International, the premier health care quality improvement and accrediting body in the world.
"I am proud to lead a team that has put quality and patient safety at the heart of everything they do. Attaining reaccreditation is certainly a testament to the continuous efforts of Sidra Medicine to provide safe care.”
Joint Commission International’s academic medical centre hospital standards are developed in consultation with worldwide healthcare experts and providers, measurement experts and patients.
The standards are informed by scientific literature and expert consensus to help organisations measure, assess and improve performance.