King Abdulaziz Hospital - Al-Ahsa and Imam Abdulrahman Al-Faisal Hospital – Dammam celebrated receiving the JCI Accreditation. The ceremony was attended by all employees. The Regional Executive Director of the NGHA in the Eastern Province Dr. Ahmed Alarfj said this achievement lists the two hospitals with its fellow prestigious hospitals that meet the global standards designed to improve health care.
Joint Commission International Accreditation (JCIA) conducted an inspection to assess the quality of health care provided, making sure that the hospitals meet the international standards, and exchanging educational services knowledge to keep up with all criteria in health care services fields.
The JCI Accreditation meets all patients’ requirements by focusing on safety, infection control, improving medical facilities, drug safety and meeting all all related JCI standards and administrative procedures.
The ceremony was held in Al-Ahsa and Dammam for two days of activities including a celebration where all departments and divisions were honored for their contribution to this achievement.
The Joint Commission International Accreditation was established in 1997 as a division of Joint Commission Resources, Inc. (JCR), a private, not-for-profit affiliate of The Joint Commission. JCI extends The Joint Commission’s mission worldwide by assisting international health care organizations, public health agencies, health ministries and others to improve the quality and safety of patient care in more than 80 countries.
Accreditation is a process in which an entity, separate from the healthcare organization, assesses the healthcare organization to determine if it meets a set of requirements or standards designed to improve quality of care. Joint Commission International (JCI) Accreditation is the most sought after accreditation due to the thoroughness of its processes that covers everything from patient entry to discharge and asses all aspects of management, to meet the standards of the best Hospitals in the world.