Moolchand is India's First Hospital to Receive the Prestigious JCI and Comprehensive NABH Accreditation

Online, January 27, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Moolchand Medcity has been accredited by JCI-the gold standard in healthcare. We are proud to be in the league of the world's leading JCI accredited healthcare providers. We are humbled that our passion for excellence has been recognized by JCI-the highest benchmark for quality healthcare worldwide and by NABH (National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers) in India. Moolchand has met the international set of standards covering patient safety, continuity of care, continuous quality improvement, medication management and patient and family education. We are India's first hospital to receive prestigious JCI* and comprehensive NABH (Hospital** and Blood Bank***) accreditation.

For over 50 years, Moolchand has been setting standards for excellence in healthcare. The much-coveted JCI accreditation is yet another milestone in our quality journey towards redefining healthcare. Our quality, service and innovation mindset has also been recognized by many quality institutions and has won us numerous awards including ISO 9001:2000, ISO 27001 and ISO Platinum.

Mr. Vibhu Talwar, COO, Moolchand Medcity said that "JCI accreditation process requires a hospital to comply with almost 1,300 measurable standards and Moolchand is the first hospital in India to win this recognition with comprehensive NABH accreditation. This has given us an opportunity to benchmark with the best healthcare practices globally and provides our patients with the highest quality of care."

"At Moolchand, quality is a way of life. The much-coveted JCI accreditation (JCIA) ensures that patients at Moolchand can always count on consistent and extraordinary quality. The credit goes to Moolchand's entire team for diligently serving patients and putting in their best to make Moolchand meet JCI standards. Moolchand has truly enlivened its mission to consistently deliver excellent and compassionate medical care to our customers through out their lives and will continue to improve our services to keep pace with growing patient needs." Mr. Talwar further added.

About Joint Commission International
Joint Commission International (JCI) is an international not-for-profit affiliate of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), the oldest and largest healthcare accrediting body in the world. Joint Commission International has extensive international experience working with public and private health care organizations and local governments in more than 60 countries.

The mission of Joint Commission International is to continuously improve the safety and quality of care in the international community through the provision of education and consultation services and international accreditation. The accreditation process involves bringing about a significant change in the way a hospital functions.

JCIA was established to respond to a growing demand for standards based evaluation of quality healthcare globally. JCIA standards are the first and only international set of standards that apply to healthcare organizations worldwide. It focuses on improving patient care through the provision of accreditation and certification to hospitals around the world. It is accredited by the International Society for Quality in Healthcare(ISQua).

JCIA results in standardizing processes, improving documentation and facilities to increase patient safety. It improves the communication with the patient, practice strict control over patient information by respecting and protecting their rights. The patients get services by credential medical staff and their feedback is regularly evaluated. It also implements new and strict credentialing and privileging criteria for medical staff; and streamline the monitoring of clinical outcomes.

(* Effective December 05, 2009; ** Effective March 19, 2007; *** Effective January 28, 2009)

About Moolchand
Moolchand is India's first hospital to receive JCI and comprehensive NABH (Hospital and Blood Bank) accreditation. We are also an ISO certified organization (9001:2000, 27001 and Platinum). As one of India's foremost names in healthcare, Moolchand has been setting standards for the past half century. Located in the heart of Delhi, our plan is to develop Moolchand Medcity as Asia's largest single site multispecialty hospital campus (6 specialty hospitals, 1000+ beds). We aspire to be the lifelong healthcare partner of our customers by delivering your healthcare wishlist: superb physicians, cutting-edge technology, compassionate care, integrity and affordable excellence.