The certification will establish uniformity in the safety standard in operation theatres
In an initiative to promote sustainable healthcare delivery and create a benchmark for performance in operation theatres (OT) across India, Abbott India joins hands with Bureau VERITAS Certifications (India) to provide a first of its kind accreditation for using green and safe practices in operation theatres.
The Green OT certification project is a first in the world certification and also the first ‘Make in India’ certification protocol developed by Bureau VERITAS in conjunction with Abbott India and multi-hospital stakeholders like clinicians, bio-medical, hospital QA, Green House Gas surveyors, administrators etc.
Green from an OT perspective covers all parameters like air flows, OT set up, anaesthesia machines, types of volatile agents used, filling systems adopted and scavenging systems in place. Green connotes cleaner techniques using modern technology and processes with a sensitive approach to environment.
As a part of the process Bureau Veritas conducted independent assessments/ audits of the hospitals that focussed on prevention of surgical site infections, safe anaesthesia, safe surgical teams and equipment and a measurement and quality assurance mechanism. The process will conclude with a ‘Green Score based on a five point scale that would be rewarded to the certified hospitals who meet the requisite quality and safety standards.
Shyamakant Giri, Country Manager, Abbott India said, “Abbott has always partnered with the international and local agencies, patient organisations and government departments to address urgent health issues and unmet patient needs, supporting them in leading healthy lives. The term safety is equally important for the healthcare systems and patients. Despite the brief amount of time patients generally spend in an operating theatre, this is an environment that plays a great role in the onset and spread of infections. Hence it is essential to create benchmarks in the safety and efficacy levels of operation theatres.”
Naresh Gupta, Regional Chief Executive –South Asia, Bureau VERITAS said, “Worldwide, accreditations form the basis for assuring patients that safety and benchmark quality standards are being met. In India too, increasing patient education levels and awareness as well as the growing quantum of medical tourism are leading to the rapid adoption of accreditation. International patients and Indians alike, who seek medical treatments, are mostly concerned with the quality of treatments and also want that the service providers preferably be accredited by a recognised international organisation that audits medical quality.”
Abbott plans to take this initiative to hospitals across India.
EH News Bureau