Manipal Health Enterprises, a leading healthcare network of hospitals in India, granted the prestigious NABH accreditation certificate for its Manipal Hospital Transfusion Services (Blood Bank). It is now the first hospital in Karnataka to have received the NABH accreditation of Hospital, of Laboratory and of Blood Bank.

On the occasion of NABH accreditation of Manipal Hospital Blood Bank, C G Muthana, VP, Operations, Manipal Hospitals said, “We have met all the rigorous standards set by NABH and by achieving this accreditation, we assure the safe blood transfusion to donors and recipients likewise.”

Congratulating the team on the NABH accreditation for Blood Bank, Dr S C Nagendra Swamy, president and chairman Quality Council, Manipal Health Enterprises, said, “This accreditation further strengthens our commitment to patient safety and International quality healthcare to our community.”

Dr C Shivaram, Chief-Transfusion Services, Manipal Health Enterprises, said, “Manipal Hospital is one of the first blood banks to start Hepatitis C testing, first to go in for NABL accreditation of its laboratory, first to start NAT testing of blood bags and now this accreditation by the Quality Council of India is yet another feather in the cap for Manipal Hospital Blood Bank.”

The blood bank during the last three months was audited by a team of NABH assessors on various parameters ranging from Blood donor counselling, Blood collection, testing methodologies, and blood transfusion, besides management issues like fire safety, personnel safety and infection control. NABH accreditation of Blood Bank covers 11 standards and 57 sub standards and has more stringent Quality requirements.

Manipal Health Enterprises is a healthcare pioneer which operates under the brand of Manipal Hospitals. It manages an aggregate of 4,400 beds among 15 hospitals, over 10 locations in India. The network of hospitals covers all levels of delivery from primary to secondary to tertiary to quaternary care supported by 1,500 doctors, 5,500 nurses, paramedics and support staff, The hospital network annually services 1.75 million patients in India and from abroad.  The flagship hospital in MHE is Bangalore’s Manipal Hospital, an NABH accredited hospital, that comprises of 55 clinical department, including specialized in-hospital clinics like Manipal Heart Institute (MHI), Manipal Institute for Neurological Disorders (MIND), Manipal Institute of Nephrology and Urology (MINU), Manipal Comprehensive Cancer Centre (MCCC), Manipal International Institute of Dental Science (MIIDS), Manipal Institute of Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders (MIDEM), Manipal Andrology and Reproductive Service (MARS) and Manipal Hospital Diagnostics Services (MHDS). Manipal Hospital, Bangalore is amongst the top 10 multi-specialty hospitals in India and has been rated as the best hospital in the City of Bangalore for eight consecutive years to date.