Lanka Hospitals awarded prestigious JCI accreditation

Lanka Hospitals said this week that it it has received the prestigious JCI accreditation and its gold seal of approval after a rigorous onsite evaluation by an international surveyor team, elevating the hospital to an exclusive group of healthcare organiations worldwide that have met every stringent clinical quality standard set by Joint Commission International (JCI).

“The physical plant of the hospital, equipment, as well as outsourced services was subject to evaluation, with a focus on several aspects, such as patient safety, patient care and assessment, patient rights, medi- cation management, bedside policies and procedures of the organization, surgical care, anesthesia procedures, credentialing of medical staff and nurses, leadership & governance of the organization, facility management and many others,” the hospital company said.

Each department of the hospital was individually surveyed while the written policies and documentation of the hospital were also evaluated to ensure that Lanka Hospitals met the required standards. In order to be accredited by the JCI any healthcare organization must meet all the 1300 measurable elements re- quired by the 5th edition of JCI standards and Lanka Hospitals has successfully passed every criterion required.

Speaking about this achievement the CEO of Lanka Hospitals Lakith Peiris said, “While JCI accreditation is one of the most prestigious accreditations a hospital can receive it is also one of the hardest to achieve due to the exceptionally high standards they set. Receiving this accolade is a testament to the high standards of quality and patient care that we practice at Lanka Hospitals and also to the hard work put in by every employee to maintain these standards.”