National Quality Assurance Certificate to 5 Hospitals in Chhattisgarh

• 30 Apr 2022

Why In News?

On April 29, 2022, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare awarded the National Quality Assurance Standard (NQAS) certificate to five government hospitals in Chhattisgarh providing excellent healthcare and better treatment to patients .

Key Point

• The five government hospitals that have received national quality assurance standard certificate include three primary health centres and two urban primary health centres.
• The National Quality Assurance Standard Certificates have been awarded to Amadand in Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district, Adawal in Bastar and Kottara Primary Health Centre in Kanker and Bhathagaon Urban Primary Health Centre in Raipur and Tanki Maroda Urban Primary Health Centre in Durg district.
• It may be recalled that the union health ministry team had inspected these five hospitals in march last year and tested the quality of services available for the patients there. He had also taken feedback from the patients in this regard.
• Under the National Health Mission, Chhattisgarh, internal and state level assessment, service delivery audit and patient satisfaction survey of the institution are processed after regular training of health workers to provide excellent healthcare in the state hospitals and to provide better treatment to the patients.
• It is worth mentioning that the hospital's services and satisfaction levels are tested on several parameters by a team of experts prior to providing the National Quality Assurance Standard Certificate. Only hospitals that meet these stringent standards are issued quality certificates by the Union Health Ministry.