Moolchand Medcity Commemorate World Blood Donors Day-2012

Online, June 17, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Moolchand commemorates World Blood Donors Day as an opportunity to thank millions of people for their selfless act who give the precious gift of life through their donation of blood every year. The theme of the 2012 World Blood Donor Day campaign, "Every blood donor is a hero" focuses on the idea that every one of us can become a hero by giving blood.

"Blood is essentially required in accidental cases, major surgeries and treating certain diseases and blood disorders. Donating blood not only helps in saving millions of lives but also improves the health of a blood donor. Ideally, donating blood four times a year stimulates the generation of red blood cells. In patients prone to iron overload (due to hemochromatosis), blood donation prevents the accumulation of iron." says Dr Arvind Khanijo, Senior Consultant, Blood Bank, Moolchand Medcity, New Delhi.

Voluntary, Non-Remunerated Blood Donors are the lifeline of a community and are considered to be the source of the safest blood and blood products for patients. "Donating is an altruistic gift and NOT a marketable commodity. This places them in a unique position, demanding special respect and care; it also places a responsibility for us to treat voluntary blood donors as VIPs. While keeping the spirits high on this day we encourage everyone to step forward towards voluntary blood donation and save lives." says Dr Tamojit Chakraborty, Consultant, Blood Bank, Moolchand Medcity, New Delhi.

Moolchand Blood Bank
Moolchand Blood Bank is amongst one of the few NABH accredited Blood Banks in India. It has received the accreditation by National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH)) for its blood bank at the 4th National Quality Conclave. This accreditation marks the excellence of systems and standards adopted by the hospital in providing world class healthcare facilities to its patient while complying and conforming to strict standards and parameters prescribed by NABH.

About Moolchand
As one of India's foremost names in healthcare, Moolchand has been setting standards for excellence in healthcare for the past half century. Moolchand is India's first JCI and comprehensive NABH (Hospital and Blood Bank) accredited hospital. JCI and NABH are accredited by ISQua: International Society for Quality in Healthcare. Moolchand Diagnostics is under the process of NABL reaccredition. Our excellence, innovation and quality mindset have won us many accolades/accreditations including ISO 9001:2008, ISO 27001, ISO Platinum, IMC Ramkrishna Bajaj National Quality Award 2009-Outstanding Achievements and International Asia Pacific Quality Award 2010-Quest for Excellence in the Healthcare category (modeled and equivalent to the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, USA), CII-EXIM Bank Commendation Certificate 2010 for Strong Commitment to Excel, Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Commendation Certificate 2009 for Large Scale Service Industry in the Healthcare category and Century International Quality ERA Award 2011 in the Gold category.

Located in the heart of Delhi, Moolchand Medcity is being developed as Asia's largest single site multispecialty hospital campus (6 specialty hospitals, 1,000+ beds). We aspire to be the lifelong healthcare partner of our customers by delivering their healthcare wishlist: superb physicians, cutting-edge technology, compassionate care, integrity and affordable excellence.

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