Badr Al Samaa Hospitals in Ruwi, Al Khoud, Barka, Sohar, Salalah, and Nizwa have successfully achieved accreditation from the prestigious Australian Council on Healthcare Standards International (ACHSI).

The official accreditation certificate handing over ceremony was recently conducted in Muscat. The Chief Gust of the event, His Excellency Dr. Ahmed Salim Saif Al-Mandhari - Undersecretary for Planning and Health Organization, MoH in presence of the Guest of Honour, Dr. Qamra Al Sariri, Director General Quality Assurance Centre, MoH, Managing Director of Badr Al Samaa, Mr. Abdul Latheef, Executive Directors of Badr Al Samaa Group of Hospitals, Mr. Moiden Bilal and Firasath Hassan, Dr. Said Al Mughairi, Director of Quality Assurance and Patient Safety, Directorate General of Private Health Establishment , Regional Director of ACHSI Mr. Bassel El Sayegh presented the Quality Accreditation Certificates to branch heads of each of the accredited hospitals of Badr Al Samaa Group and the corporate certificates to its executive directors.

Notably, all hospitals met 100% of the criteria outlined in the accreditation process, reflecting their unwavering commitment to excellence and patient safety & quality in healthcare. The ACHSI assessment survey lasted for 5 Days and was conducted by 9 Assessors from ACHSI.

In his keynote speech, Abdul Latheef, Managing Director, Badr Al Samaa Group and Board Member of Oman Chamber of Commerce & Industry, said that the quality accreditation is not mandated or made compulsory in Oman but being the largest private healthcare group in Oman Badr Al Samaa Group felt that that it is its responsibility to take such initiatives in the interest of the deserving patients and ensure the best quality and safe healthcare practices. Speaking on the occasion the chief guest, HE Dr. Ahmed Salim Saif Al-Mandhari, Undersecretary for Planning and Health Organization, MoH said, "There are key success factors when we talk about excellence and getting the accreditations like Badr Al Samaa did is the good example of excellence". He appreciated Badr Al Samaa Group of Hospitals, its leadership; teamwork and empowered workforce for achieving the feat of getting 6 hospitals accredited at one go. He further added, "There has been a complete transformation in the way we deliver healthcare services to community. In this new age we need to adapt to innovation, ensure availability of services and continuously improve the quality of the services.  And we are proud that Badr Al Samaa is continuously progressing in all fields".

Regional Director of ACHSI Bassel El Sayegh congratulated Badr Al Samaa Group of Hospitals and said, "Achieving accreditation is not simple, it is the result of hard-work, pursuit of excellence, hospital staff & leadership's living culture of quality improvement in everyday practices. He said the quality accreditation achieved by 6 hospitals of Badr Al Samaa Group is the reflection of commitment that Badr Al Samaa Group is putting in implementing the high standards in patient care, clinical governance and operational efficiency.

Dr. Qamra Al Sariri, Director General Quality Assurance Centre, MoH, the guest of honour of the event, said, "I am really happy to see the commitment of the leadership in Badr Al Samaa towards the excellence in providing the quality healthcare to the people of Oman". She added, "The journey of quality for Badr Al Samaa will not end here, it is a milestone and the journey will keep on continuing. It is a regular process of implementation of new quality guidelines and standards and enhancing the sustainability of the standards in all 6 hospitals of Badr Al Samaa which are now ACHSI accredited".

Managing Director of Badr Al Samaa Group, Dr. P A Mohammed expressed pride for being the only group accepting the challenge and delivering successful quality accreditation process for 6 hospitals in one go. He appreciated the heard working team which was behind its success.

In a joint statement the executive directors of Badr Al Samaa Group of Hospitals, Moiden Bilal and Firasath Hasaan expressed appreciations to each member of the quality accreditation team for not just achieving the quality accreditations but for continually making the quality healthcare practices a standard in Badr Al Samaa’s operations.

The ACSHI quality accreditation certificate for the corporate was received by Executive Directors Firasath Hassan and Moiden Bilal and for Badr Al Samaa Hospital, Ruwi, Al Khoud, Sohar, Nizwa, Salalah and Barka were consecutively received by Jayaram Shrianthadka (Branch Manager), Vipin K Chandran (Branch Manager), Manoj Kumar (Regional Head) & Mithleesh (Branch Manager), Maneesh A Mani (Branch Manager), Abdul  Azeez (Branch Manager) and Sister Smija KP and Sister Animole Thomas, Group Quality Coordinators.

ACHSI accreditation is an external assessment of the quality of care and services provided aimed at elevating and regulating the policies and protocols of healthcare services operations which eventually ensure better patient care, patient safety and satisfaction. This internationally recognized evaluation process helps assess and enhance the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of healthcare organizations. It also serves as a public acknowledgment that a healthcare organization has achieved the required quality standards.