How important is accreditation? And what are some key accreditations to look for?
Accreditation is another way to judge quality. Accreditation is a "seal of approval" given by a private, independent group. Health care organizations must meet international and national standards, including clinical measures, in order to be accredited. We try to belong and participate in as many such initiatives as possible...seeking accreditation wherever we can.
Joint Commission International Accreditation
The Joint Commission International (JCI) is a U.S based accreditation body dedicated to improving healthcare quality and safety around the world. The accreditation is an international gold standard for hospitals.
The Apollo hospitals group achieved the unique distinction of achieving accreditation for its hospitals at Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Kolkata.
JCI works directly with healthcare organisations to achieve their goals of providing quality clinical care and services in safe, efficient and well-managed facilities.
JCI assesses through a rigorous on site survey process, a healthcare provider's quality in the following key areas -
- Access to health care
- Health Assessment and care processes
- Education and rights of individuals
- Management of information and human resources
- Safety of facility
- Infection control
- Collaborative integrated management
- Facility management
- Performance Measurement
- Education & Rights of Patients
For more information on the JCI accreditation please log on to https://www.jointcommission.org/
The following 8 Apollo Hospitals are JCI Accrediated
| Name of the Hospitals | Last JCI Accreditation |
|---|---|
| Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, Chennai | 2020 |
| Apollo Hospitals, Ahmedabad | 2019 |
| Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, Kolkata | 2018 |
| Apollo Health City, Hyderabad | 2018 |
| Apollo Hospitals, Bangalore | 2017 |
| Apollo Hospitals, Chennai | 2017 |
| Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai | 2017 |
| Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi | 2017 |
NABH Accreditation
National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH) is a constituent board of Quality Council of India, set up to establish and operate accreditation programmes for healthcare organizations. The board is structured to cater to the much desired needs of the consumers and to set benchmarks for progress of health industry. Apollo Hospitals, Bilaspur has received the NABH accreditation making it India's First Rural Hospital to achieve this honour and a leader in modern healthcare.
The following 25 Apollo Hospitals are NABH Accrediated
| Name of the Hospitals | Last NABH Accreditation |
|---|---|
| Apollo Hospitals, Bilaspur | 2019 |
| Apollo Specialty Cancer Hospital | 2019 |
| Apollo Hospitals, Indore | 2018 |
| Apollo Specialty Hospitals, Madurai | 2018 |
| Apollo Specialty Hospitals, Vanagaram, Chennai | 2018 |
| Apollo Hospitals, Kakinada | 2018 |
| Apollo Hospitals, Trichy | 2018 |
| Apollo Children's Hospitals | 2018 |
| Apollo KH, Ranipet | 2018 |
| Apollo Hospitals, Vizag | 2018 |
| Apollo Specialty Hospitals, OMR | 2018 |
| Apollo Reach Hospitals, Karaikudi | 2018 |
| Apollo Hospitals, Guwahati | 2018 |
| Apollo Hospitals, Ahmedabad | 2017 |
| Apollo Jehangir Hospital, Pune | 2017 |
| Apollo Hospitals, Secunderabad | 2017 |
| Apollo Hospital, Hyderguda | 2017 |
| Apollo Hospitals Noida | 2017 |
| Apollo Medical Centre, Karapakkam | 2017 |
| Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai | 2017 |
| Apollo Hospitals Sheshadripuram | 2017 |
| Apollo Hospitals, Jayanagar | 2017 |
| Apollo BGS Hospitals, Mysore | 2016 |
| Apollo Hospitals, Bhubaneswar | 2016 |
| Apollo Hospitals, Nashik | 2016 |
For more details on NABH, please click on https://www.nabh.co/
NABL Accreditation
National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) is a constituent board of the Quality Council of India. NABL has been established with the objective to provide government, industry associations and industry in general with a scheme for third-party assessment of the quality and technical competence of testing and calibration laboratories.
In order to achieve this objective, NABL provides laboratory accreditation services to laboratories that are performing tests / calibrations in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025:2005 and ISO 15189:2012 for medical laboratories. These services are offered in a non-discriminatory manner and are accessible to all testing and calibration laboratories in India and abroad, regardless of their ownership, legal status, size and degree of independence.
For more details on NABL, please click on https://nabl-india.org/
Medical laboratories at following Apollo Hospitals are NABL accredited:
| Name of the Hospitals | Last NABL accreditation/audit |
|---|---|
| Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, Kolkata | 2019 |
| Apollo Speciality Hospital Jayanagar | 2019 |
| Apollo Hospitals, Ahmedabad | 2019 |
| Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad | 2019 |
| Apollo Hospitals, Bangalore | 2018 |
| Apollo BGS Hospital Mysore | 2018 |
| Apollo Hospitals, Chennai (Main) | 2018 |
| Apollo Specialty Hospitals, Madurai | 2018 |
| Apollo Hospitals, Bhubaneswar | 2018 |
| Apollo Hospitals, Guwahati | 2017 |
| Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi | 2017 |
ISO 9000
The International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) is a network of the national standards institutes of 151 countries, on the basis of one member per country. A Central Secretariat based out of Geneva, Switzerland co-ordinates the system.
The ISO 9000 series is concerned with 'quality management'. It is a certification affirming the organization's ability to enhance customer satisfaction by meeting customer and applicable regulatory requirements and continually to improve its performance in this regard.
The ISO standards are a guarantee of quality across boundaries and geographies. They are an assurance to the international patients, of the safety and reliability of Apollo's services against global benchmarks.
Apollo Hospitals, Chennai was the first hospital in India to be awarded an ISO 9001:2008 certification.
For more information, please log on to https://www.iso.org/iso/en/ISOOnline.frontpage
Following Apollo Hospitals are ISO 9000 certified:
| Name of the Hospitals | Last ISO 9000 certification/audit |
|---|---|
| Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, Chennai | 2020 |
| Apollo Cancer Institute, Teynampet | 2019 |
| Apollo First Med Hospitals | 2019 |
| Apollo Hospitals, Tondiarpet | 2019 |
| Apollo Hospitals, Kakinada | 2019 |
| Apollo Hospitals, Chennai (Main) | 2018 |
| Apollo Hospitals, Guwahati | 2017 |
ISO 2200 HACCP
The ISO 22000 - HACCP certification by the British Standards Institution recognized Apollo's high standards of quality and food safety measures.
Following Apollo Hospitals are ISO 22000 certified:
| Name of the Hospitals | Last ISO 22000 certification/audit |
|---|---|
| Apollo Hospitals, Bhubaneswar | 2019 |
| Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, Kolkata | 2017 |
| Apollo Hospitals, Chennai (Main) | 2017 |
