Qualitative Enhancement of Services: Most Significant Program at Deputy for Health

Deputy for Treatment at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Shapour Badiee, PhD, said that qualitative increase of services supported by Health Transformation Plan is the pivotal program at the deputy, WEBDA reported.

At Accreditation Meeting attended by deans of hospitals in Qutb 9 of the country, as well as by Nader Asghari, Executive Director in Monitoring and Accreditation Department at Health Ministry, Dr. Badiee, referring to Health Transformation Plan said, “We attempted to take in account the quantitative development of medical centers taking account insufficiency of hospital beds.”

“Thereby, significant medical centers including Akbar Pediatric Hospital, Imam Reza Hospital II and seven other hospitals were annexed to medical centers of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in the areas supported by it.”

“We seek to increase the quality of services and Accreditation Plan being fulfilled, the road might be paved.”

Honoring all officials and experts active in implementing hospitals’ Accreditation Plan, Deputy for Treatment at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences stated, “Your efforts have led the plan be carried out at a set time and in the best possible conditions.”

Stressing the insufficient number of hospital beds, he noted, “Currently, the primary purpose of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences and universities of medical sciences in Qutb 9 is to provide services in the entire treatment centers in the best possible way and with proper efficiency.”

Hospitals accreditation is a strategic plan to increase patients’ satisfaction

Referring to producing a novel accreditation program since last year, Dr. Khayami, Director of Monitoring and Accreditation Department at Deputy for Health at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, stated: "Accreditation is a strategic plan that seeks to improve services and to increase patients’ satisfaction.”

Referring to the fact that last year, experts in field of monitoring treatment at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences performed the accreditation of 46 hospitals in the supported areas, he noted, “At the same time, in addition to medical centers supported by the university, other health centers in other provinces took part in this area.”

Stressing the significant role of hospitals’ deans in carrying out Accreditation Plan, Dr. Khayami said, “Certainly coordination in implementing programs can have better results in this regard and the meeting has been held for this purpose.”

Dr. Khayami asserted that programs of Deputy for Health at Ministry of Health have been codified for a four-year period, maintaining, “Thereby, the roadmap is clear based on standards and deans of hospitals need not to be worried about probable change in programs.”