Authorities-run Niloufer Hospital in Hyderabad has secured the LaQshya certification, an accolade in labour-room high quality enchancment initiated by the Nationwide Well being Mission (NHM) beneath the Ministry of Well being and Household Welfare.
On November 13, the hospital’s labour room and maternity operation theatre (OT) obtained the ‘quality certified’ tag beneath the LaQshya programme. The NHM evaluation mirrored wonderful scores, with the labour room reaching 98.5% and the maternity OT scoring 97.1%.
The hospital administration highlighted that the certification entailed evaluating eight vital areas — Service Provision, Affected person Rights, Inputs, Assist Companies, Medical Companies, An infection Management, High quality Administration and End result. They credited the achievement to a six-month preparation led by hospital superintendent Dr. T. Usha Rani and resident medical officer Dr. Majeed Mohammed.
LaQshya, designed to scale back maternal and new-born mortality and morbidity associated to supply issues, encompasses a complete technique, which covers enhancing infrastructure, making certain the supply of important tools, offering sufficient human assets, constructing the capability of healthcare staff and enhancing high quality processes within the labour room.
Within the labour room evaluation, the hospital achieved 100% in six areas, 94.44% in inputs and 98.37% in scientific companies. Within the maternity OT evaluation, the hospital secured 100% in 4 areas, 97.41% in inputs , 95.71% in help companies, 95.24% in an infection management and 91.07% in high quality administration.
The certification mandates the well being facility to work on beneficial areas for enhancement and submit an motion plan to the State High quality Assurance Unit, which is tasked with verifying enhancements via surveillance audits and reporting the standing to the certification unit of the Nationwide Well being Methods Process Centre (NHSRC).