Panchkula Civil Hospital first to get NQAC certificate

The Civil Hospital in Panchkula has become the first one in the country to get National Quality Assurance Certification (NQAC).
The certification entitles this 300-bedded hospital to get an award of Rs 5,000 per bed for three years, state Health Minister Anil Vij said today.
"Therefore, the hospital would get Rs 15 lakh per year and a total of Rs 45 lakh in three years as prize money. This would help in making available more facilities for the patients," he said.
The NQAC team would continue to monitor facilities and quality of patient-care being provided at the hospital along with other standards, he said.

The state government said the hospital underwent assessment by three empanelled external assessors, according to a written communication from Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
The NQAC team had visited the hospital from January 28 to 30 and assessed it for quality, cleanliness, maintenance and Indoor Patient Department besides Out Patient Department care services as per NQAC standard, the health minister said.

On assessment, the team graded the hospital and it scored 83 per cent marks.
The healthcare facilities of the hospital's 18 departments scored above 70 per cent marks and the hospital scored 97 per cent in facilities being provided under Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCH+A) Services and A-2 standard, he said.

The hospital scored 78 per cent in standard B-5 and 84 per cent in D-10. It has scored 64 per cent marks in quality management and 66 per cent in care and service quality of departments.
Vij said in view of public welfare and providing world-class healthcare facilities, the state government has initiated the process of getting accreditation of National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH) to 84 hospitals in the state.
Four hospitals of every district have been included in this list, for uniform development of the state, he said.