RIYADH — As part of an awareness mission aimed at boosting the quality and safety standards in healthcare facilities, the Saudi Central Board for Accreditation of Healthcare Institutions (CBAHI) launched an orientation and training program on the national standards for hospitals.
The two-week program opened on Nov. 18 at the CBAHI premises in Riyadh and is attended by 52 hospitals from different Saudi cities. Each hospital sent seven specialists in diverse fields of specializations.
Dr. Salem Al-Wahhabi, director general of CBAHI, said: “CBAHI’s attentiveness in applying the national standards within various healthcare facilities in the Kingdom are on a rapid move. This reflects CBAHI’s contribution to promote healthcare services where quality is not compromised. Influencing patient satisfaction and loyalty to the facility is on top priority. It is so crucial to orient the health workers about the importance of the national standards that must be met in every healthcare facility. This is the gateway of achieving high quality and excellence in medical services.”
The program includes interactive discussions between the panelists and the participants. CBAHI’s unceasing interest in upgrading the standards in the Kingdom’s healthcare facilities is highly appreciated.
The superior role played by CBAHI in the field has immensely helped in raising the quality and the safety standards, supporting the healthcare facilities to better comply with accreditation standards and push ahead the levels of medical service delivered.
“The standard maintained by CBAHI in the healthcare facilities in the Kingdom formulate the basis toward realizing patients’ satisfaction. Building patient loyalty requires on delivering him excellent services, this is what CBAHI aims to achieve,” said Dr. Hamad Al-Salhi, assistant director general for planning and development at CBAHI.
According to Dr. Majdah Shugdar, assistant general director for accreditation: “The field visits for accreditation carried out by a team of qualified and certified surveyors aimed at ensuring compliance with quality standards and patient safety. This has been realized through unified work mechanisms approved by the hospital management and being communicated to all workers and medical staff. The visits are also intended to endorse the accuracy and completeness of documentation in medical files and verify the workers’ certificates and competencies.” — SG