Nov 22, 2024
Berhampur: Three healthcare facilities in Ganjam district, among 10 in the state, earned the National Quality Assurance Standard (NQAS) certificate for their outstanding services, as recognised by the Union ministry of health and family welfare.
The certified institutes in Ganjam district include Ayushman Arogya Mandir (AAM) sub-health centres (SHC) at Ankushpur, Anantei and Chamakhandi. The Union health ministry assessment team assessed the performances of the sub- health centres earlier this month virtually and certified them under NQAS.
Besides assessing the existing infrastructure facilities, the central team also assessed patient satisfaction, clinical care, services available, availability of drugs and facilities for diagnostics, infection control measures and healthcare outcomes, among others, to certify the institutes under NQAS.
The assessment revealed an impressive performance score for the healthcare institutes. The overall score of the healthcare institute in Ankushpur was 87.03%, Anantei 84.16% and Chamakhandi 88.52%, sources said.
“We are happy as three of our healthcare institutions have been certified under NQAS,” said Bijay Kumar Panda, chief district medical officer of Ganjam district. “The facilities are delivering quality healthcare and this will continue in the coming days,” he said. He also congratulated the teams of each healthcare institute.
The other healthcare institutes that were also awarded the NQAS certificates include AAM SHC, Simulia in Balasore district, Patilo, Jambhara, and Rampas in Keonjhar district, Kantabad, Kodaberini, and Kantia in Khurda district, sources said.
The National Health Systems Resource Center, the technical support institute with the National Health Mission under the ministry of health and family welfare, recently communicated to the mission director of the state about the certification of ten public health facilities in the state under NQAS, sources said.
Source: Times Of India