Fortis Hospital Mohali has received accreditation from US-based Joint Commission International (JCI). The accreditation, considered as the highest form of recognition in the health world, has been conferred in recognition of Fortis Hospital Mohali's empathetic patient care programme.

JCI, the gold standard in global healthcare standards, focuses on areas that directly impact patient care. The focus areas include: Assessment of patients, utmost care of the patients, patient and family rights, strict infection control for the safety of the patients, education, and documentation.

Shivinder M Singh, CEO & MD, Fortis Healthcare, said, "Fortis has always been committed towards providing safe, high quality medical care to its patients. Receiving a JCI accreditation is a strong validation that we, at Fortis, have taken extra steps to meet the highest level of safety and quality care to our patients. We will continue to provide world-class healthcare at affordable prices and more units under the JCI Banner."

"This accreditation will add more value to Fortis Hospital Mohali and further enhance the confidence our patients have in our quality, safety of care, treatment and services, " said Ashish Bhatia, COO, Fortis Hospital, Mohali.

"With a JCI accreditation, Fortis Hospital Mohali will join an exclusive group of hospitals worldwide, which have passed JCI's stringent clinical quality standards," said Dr Ashok V Chordiya, medical director.

According to a Fortis Hospital press release, the responsibility of the entire exercise to align processes and systems at Fortis Hospital Mohali with the stringent JCI requirements was ably led by the young Dr Simmardeep Singh, senior manager quality assurance and patient care services. Following this accreditation, new processes have been designed by Fortis Hospital Mohali to meet specific patient requirements and patients will continue to have access to the best treatments. Thus, patients will be the prime beneficiaries of the accreditation exercise, the release added.

Joint Commission International (JCI) is an international not-for-profit affiliate of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), the oldest and largest healthcare accrediting body in the world. Joint Commission International has extensive international experience working with public and private health care organizations and local governments in more than 60 countries.

Fortis Healthcare Limited, a Ranbaxy promoter group company, was incorporated in the year 1996. It was founded on the vision of creating an integrated healthcare delivery system. Based in Delhi, FHL, which acquired Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre Limited in September 2005, has operations in Delhi, Jaipur, Noida, Mohali (Chandigarh), Amritsar, Faridabad, Raipur and Srinagar.