New Mowasat’s goal ... zero harm in patient safety

NMH hosts lecture by JCI President Paula Wilson

KUWAIT CITY, Dec 8: New Mowasat Hospital hosted a guest lecture by Paula Wilson President and CEO of Joint Commission International (JCI). JCI is an Accreditation body that works to improve patient safety and quality of healthcare in the international community by offering education, advisory services, and international accreditation. The Joint Commission is a United States-based nonprofit organization that accredits more than 21,000 US healthcare organizations and programs. JCI accreditation is considered the gold standard in global health care and New Mowasat Hospital is the first JCI Accredited hospital in Kuwait.

New Mowasat Hospital is committed to ensuring a safe and high quality healthcare system with the goal of Zero Harm in Patient Safety. On 27 November 2018 Paula Wilson, President and CEO Joint Commission International, and Dr Ashraf Ismail Managing Director JCI Middle East Office visited New Mowasat Hospital Kuwait. Ms Wilson delivered a session on “High Reliability in Healthcare- Getting to Zero Harm.” The session was attended by the representative from various Public and Private Hospitals in Kuwait.

Going beyond the expected line and recognizing the need of sharing the knowledge of High Reliability andZero Harm, NMH takes the lead by organizing this event and Zero Harm initiative. The seminar began at 9:30 AM with the arrival of dignitaries. After the registration process, a presentation on a brief introduction and the best practices followed at New Mowasat Hospital was given to the audience by the Hospital Director of New Mowasat Hospital, Dr Alexander Varghese. He also highlighted the purpose of this visit by Ms Wilson and NMH’s initiative towards High Reliability and Zero Harm. The session was well received, assimilated and appreciated by the participants from the other hospitals in Kuwait. Questions were invited, an active participation and instructive exchange of ideas was shared by the participants.

The event was concluded with a closing remark by Senior Manager–Quality & Clinical Excellence – Shaheena Sheikh. She thanked the speaker and all the Quality Leaders from other public and private hospitals for their attendance who showed their commitment towards Quality and Patient Safety. At the end of the event a hospital tourwas organized by the New Mowasat Hospital Management Team for Ms. Wilson and Dr Ashraf Ismail.

A photo from the event