Media Release
Udupi, Oct 21: Kasturba Hospital, Manipal has received certification of Nursing Excellence from National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare providers (NABH), Quality council of India. Dr H S Ballal, pro chancellor, MAHE Manipal handed over the certificate to Dr Suba Sooria, head-nursing services at Kasturba Hospital Manipal. C G Muthana, COO, Dr Avinash Shetty, medical superintendent, Dr Suneel C Mundkur, advisor- Quality implementation and Jibu Thomas manager operations at Kasturba Hospital were present. With this certificate Kasturba Hospital Manipal have added one more feather to the crown of quality and accreditations.
On this occasion, Dr HS Ballal said that, “It was a remarkable achievement on the part of the hospital to have been honoured for nursing excellence by NABH and nurses play a crucial role in delivering care to the patients”.
The certification is granted to the facilities, who maintain international standards in all areas of nursing care settings like patient care, patient education and awareness, nursing resource management, quality of nursing care, communication and guidance and infection control practices. Nursing excellence is a prestigious certification program developed and implemented by National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Health care, quality council of India with an aim to provide comprehensive nursing care in terms of health promotion, prevention of diseases and therapeutic nursing care, ensure the safe, competent and ethical nursing care with compassion and comfort to all the patients coming to the hospital as well as in the community.