Hyderabad|India|August'2011: 300 bedded, upscale, Multi Super Specialty Hospital — KIMS is now NABH (National Accreditation Board for Hospitals) Accredited. Disclosing this in a press note issued today Dr. B. Bhaskar Rao - Managing Director, CEO and Cardiothoracic Surgeon of KIMS Hospital informed that they just received the communication confirming it the accreditation.

KIMS is one of the 98 hospitals out of hundreds and thousands hospitals in the country to have NABH accreditation. And it is the eighth hospital in the state of Andhra Pradesh to get the accreditation. The accreditation is granted for three years after which its standards will be reviewed.

In an emergency you go to a nearest hospital. But, when you have time, how do you decide a good hospital? NABH helps patients to seek very good medical care in the country.

After grueling inspection for 14 days, NABH Accreditation is confirmed to KIMS as a centre for excellence. Safety Quality Healthcare, accountability are hallmarks of KIMS. Right from its inception, KIMS left no stone unturned to deliver the same to its patients.

Worldwide, the Standardization of Healthcare Delivery System has become the focus. In India health care delivery system has remained largely fragmented and uncontrolled. The focus of accreditation is on continuous improvement in the organizational and clinical performance of health services. NABH is a constituent board of Quality Council of India, set up to establish and operate accreditation Programme for healthcare organizations.

In India, Heath System currently operates within an environment of rapid social, economical and technical changes. Such changes raise the concern for the quality of health care. Hospital is an integral part of health care system. Accreditation would be the single most important approach for improving the quality of hospitals. KIMS is proud to achieve the same.

The benefits of accreditation are manifold. Patients are the biggest beneficiary among all the stakeholders. Accreditation results in high quality of care and patient safety. The patients are serviced by credential medical staff. Rights of patients are respected and protected. Patient’s satisfaction is regularly evaluated. It also helps hospitals to stimulate continuous improvement. And enables them demonstrate commitment to quality care. The staff in an accredited hospital is satisfied lot as it provides for continuous learning, good working environment. Accreditation also provides an objective system of empanelment by insurance and other third parties. Accreditation provides access to reliable and certified information on facilities, infrastructure and level of care.