Chandigarh

84 Haryana hospitals to get NABH accreditation

PNS

In Haryana, 84 hospitals would soon be given accreditation by the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Health Care Providers (NABH).

Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Wednesday said that in the first phase, 84 hospitals would be given accreditation by NABH and all NABH-level facilities would be provided in these hospitals. The Health Minister held a meeting with CEO of NABH, KK Kalra in this regard on Wednesday.

He said that these hospitals would include one primary health centre, one community health centre, one sub-divisional hospital and district hospital in each district. Apart from this, the buildings of new hospitals being constructed in the state would be built according to the NABH’s guidelines and buildings of the old hospitals would be renovated according to NABH guidelines and all facilities would be provided.

Vij said that private firms would assist in the construction of NABH-level hospitals and a committee has been formed under the leadership of the Additional Chief Secretary, Health, which would formulate a plan for this purpose.

The patients would be provided all modern facilities, apart from building, doctors, paramedical staff, fire fighting equipment, laboratory and IEC, at NABH-accredited hospitals, said the Minister.

He added that five of the top 10 facilities to be provided in NABH-accredited hospitals would focus on patients and the remaining five on infrastructure.