Accreditations

Smita Memorial Hospital & Research Centre, Thodupuzha is the first hospital in Idduki District to have received NABH Certification.NABH is an acronym for National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers. NABH is equivalent to JCI and other International standards including HAS: Haute Authorite de Sante, Australian Council on Healthcare Standards, the Japan Council for Quality in Health Care, and the National Committee for Quality Assurance in the United States. Its standards have been accredited by ISQUA. The approval of ISQua authenticates that NABH standards align with the global benchmarks set by ISQua. Hence making NABH accreditation at par with the world’s leading hospital accreditations.

NABH is a constituent Board of the Quality Council of India (QCI), set up with the cooperation of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, the Government of India and the Indian Health Industry. This Board caters to the much-desired needs of the consumers and has set standards for the progress of the health industry. The board is set up to establish and operate accreditation programmes for healthcare organizations. NABH has designed an exhaustive healthcare standard for hospitals and healthcare providers. This standard consists of stringent 600 plus objective elements for the hospital to achieve to get the NABH accreditation. These standards are divided between patient-centered standards and organization-centered standards. NABH accreditation helps planners to promote, implement, monitor and evaluate robust practice to ensure that it occupies a central place in the development of the health care system. Thus the objective of NABH accreditation is on continuous improvement in the organizational and clinical performance of health services, not just the achievement of a certificate or award or merely assuring compliance with minimum acceptable standards.

How does NABH Accreditation help patients?

Patients Rights & Benefits
Patients Safety
Control & Prevention of infections
Practicing good patient care protocols
Better & controlled clinical outcome

Effectively, an NABH accreditation means that the hospital follows stringent standards and meets international benchmarks.

NABH ACCREDITATION

Certified Green OT Certification

Green OT Certification gives a feeling of reassurance about your loved ones undergoing surgery in this hospital.Healthcare is undergoing a transformation. In terms of developing better models for futuristic healthcare facilities, we’ve progressed and are getting better.We, as twenty-first-century healthcare experts, have shifted the way we think about the healthcare system and our facilities in some ways and that safety is the way to go. On 10 Aug 2023 SMHRC became the first hospital in Idukki district to be a Platinum Grade (highest grade) Certified Green OT.

What is Green OT Certification

The Green OT is a certification protocol developed by Bureau Veritas. Its goal is to create environmentally friendly and safe operating rooms through the use of green technologies. The accreditation procedure is based on examining the audited hospitals’ drafted protocols, conduct, and criteria. The auditors then certify the information.Green OT Standards must be followed by OTs, and they must be sealed with a green and patient safety certificate.

It will ensure that operating room safety requirements are consistent. Everything beneath the roof is covered, including airflow, OT setup, anaesthetic equipment, evaluating the types of volatile agents utilised, filling systems, and so on. Cleaner practices combined with contemporary technology demonstrate a caring approach to the environment via heat care systems.

The Benefits of Green Occupational Therapy Certification for Healthcare Facilities

Operational costs are reduced, and the OT surgeons, staff, and patients are in a safe atmosphere.
Hazardous gas emissions are maintained to a bare minimum, guaranteeing a safe atmosphere.
Ensures improved operating room quality requirements.
Better-trained and skilled personnel in your OR, resulting in more efficient OR operation.
Your OT is certified for clean technology and is environmentally friendly.

Guidelines

Including looping mechanisms to prevent anaesthetic gas and other radiation leaking from OTs.
Methods for disposing of biomedical waste
Strict anti-infective precautions are in place.
Norms for proper ventilation
Airflow inside the OTs.
Creating a standardised OT system
Inspection of volatile agents.
Filling System Inspection
Whether Carbon dioxide, infrared rays, and radiation emission restrictions are being investigated.
Controlling the temperature and humidity. and humidity.