As consistent in meeting rigorous international quality standards in its healthcare practices.
The hospital was initially accredited in July 2012 when it became the first independent hospital in Nigeria to achieve the award and in 2015, it became the first healthcare facility in Nigeria to be re-accredited at the first attempt.
COHSASA is an international accreditation organisation certified by the global regulating accreditation body, ISQua (International Society for Quality in Healthcare) to audit healthcare institutions against approved internationally-accepted standards, and to certify them when they meet the requirements. COHSASA is the only healthcare accreditation organisation in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The award means that Reddington Hospital continues to be compliant with global best practices in the quality of care and patient safety.
Commenting on this achievement, Group Medical Director and Chief of Surgery at Reddington Hospitals, Dr. Olutunde Lalude said: “It has been a challenging and rewarding experience for us to maintain quality standards and deliver service improvement while expanding the scope of services we offer. I want to recognise the entire Reddington team who have committed to the improvements which have culminated in the re-accreditation by COHSASA.
The award is a result of the collective determination to raise standards of healthcare delivery and access in Nigeria to a level comparable with the best in the world.”
According to Lalude, over 2,000 criteria were assessed during a week by a team of healthcare professionals from abroad. The team scrutinised and assessed clinical and non-clinical areas such as Infection Control, Pharmaceutical Services, Diagnostic Imaging Services, Medical Science Laboratory, Dietetic services and many others.
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