Accreditation

KIMS Gets NABH Accreditation

Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Thiruvanthapuram, took healthcare to global heights as it successfully completed its process on Nation Board on Hospitals & Healthcare Standards (NABH) accreditation. KIMS is a pioneer institution, which has invested immensely in the area of quality and safe patient care since its inception in January 2002. KIMS, which was already accredited by Australian Council on Healthcare Standards International (ACHSI)along with NABH accreditation, has now become the only hospital in India to have both National and International accreditations.

National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH) is a constituent board of Quality Council of India, set up to establish and operate accreditation programme for healthcare organisations. The board is structured to cater to the much desired needs of the consumers and to set benchmarks for progress of health industry.

With the completion of NABH process KIMS has developed and implemented a firm system of patient care based on infection control and safety. It also helped in creating a culture of evidence based approach to healthcare and data driven decision-making. KIMS is a pioneer in promoting medical travel and received an award for having maximum foreign exchange earning from Government of Kerala in the year 2005. With national and international accreditation, KIMS will overcome the apprehensions of medical tourist on issues of safe healthcare.KIMS is also ISO certified by BSI (British Institute for Standardisation) since 2003.

EH News Bureau