Continental Hospitals Earns the International Gold Seal of Approval

Continental Hospitals has been accredited by JCI (Joint Commission International, USA) - the highest body of accreditation in the world. Continental Hospitals is the FIRST in India, the State of Telangana, & the FIRST Multispecialty Hospital (with Oncology) in the world to get “International Accreditation” (JCI) in less than 2 years. It is also the FIRST Hospital in the Indian subcontinent to obtain the “Gold Seal” in the FIRST attempt.

JCI standards represent a worldwide consensus on quality patient care that reflects state-of-the-art health care practices and health care delivery trends. Accreditation engages the organization’s governing board, professional staff and administration in a cooperative effort to continuously improve patient care.

JCI accredits hospitals essentially for the highest implementation of patient-centered standards. These include both clinical care and organizational management standards, such as access to care, international patients safety goals, assessment of patients, anaesthesia & surgical care, medication management & use, infection control, patient and family rights and education. The standards also address facility management and safety, staff qualifications, quality improvement, patient safety, organizational governance and leadership, and management of information and communications.

The Guest of Honor Dr.Prabhu Vinayagam, Managing Director, JCI, (Asia Pacific Region) graced the Press Meet held at the Hotel Taj Krishna and presented “ Gold Seal” citation of JCI international accreditation to Dr. Guru N Reddy, Chairman & MD, Continental Hospitals. He was proud of Continental Hospitals remarkable achievement in India as the first Hospital to be accredited in less than 2 years. He complemented of the best standards of practice the hospital has put in place. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Reddy, said,“We sought accreditation as an endorsement that we provide the best care possible for our patients. Earning accreditation from JCI is another step towards excellence and it is a great achievement. This achievement will have a significant impact on our practices, respect, credibility, patient comfort and international trust.” Raghunath Reddy, President, Continental Hospitals welcomed the guests.

JCI accreditation is the top achievement for Continental Hospitals as it signifies commitment to quality, safety and continuous improvement in the delivery of care to patients. It is the highest honor a hospital entity can receive across the world. JCI accreditation not only epitomizes Continental Hospitals adherence to quality patient care and safety norms, but also reconfirms its international quality standards for patient care and organizational management.

After receiving the “NATIONAL EXCELLENCE IN HEALTH CARE” award from National Education & Human Resource Development Organization in March 2014, and “HEALTHCARE EXCELLENCE AWARD” for the Best Multispecialty Hospital in the country for 2014 at Indo Global Health Care Summit & Expo 2014, Continental Hospitals completed NABH Accreditation (highest accreditation in the country given to hospitals for quality care) in December 2014 (within less than 18 months). NABH accreditation is an important benchmark of quality and safety for patients.

Continental Hospitals is a 750 bed, State-of-the-art, Multispeciality, Tertiary Care Hospitals. Driven by interdisciplinary collaboration and innovative practice in the field of medicine with rapid diagnosis of the disease and treatment, Continental Hospitals provides quality care to all patients at all times at affordable prices. Continental has “21 Modern, state-of-the-art, specialty-specific, Modular Operation Theatres” and world-class ICU’s with the latest monitoring systems, infection control and safety systems, which offer ultimate care to the patients. By offering compassionate and specialized health care within the safest ambiance, Continental Hospitals, in less than two years, has achieved some amazingly distinctive feats: “performed more than 3000 major surgeries,” seen over 60,000 out patients, and consistently achieved “0” percent Surgical Site Infection rate and negligible Hospital Acquired Infection (HAI) rate.

Continental Hospitals has one of the largest Emergency centers in the country with more than 27 beds manned by a Rapid Action Team. With the Level 1 Trauma Centre offering 24x7 Emergency Care, we have treated hundreds of critically injured, major trauma cases with least death rates. With the Highest Quality care, our patients recover very fast. The fastest recovery time enables our patients to stay in the hospitals for the short period of time. These achievements are extraordinary and are on par with the best hospitals in the world. Continental Hospitals also treats patients of all economic backgrounds. We have treated nearly about thousand patients from Arogyashree, CGHS and other government health schemes.