NST: It may have been the premier hospital for heart problems, but the National Heart Institute (IJN) has just received accreditation from the Malaysian Society for Quality in Health (MSQH).
The accreditation, valid between Nov 30 last year and Dec 1, 2008, will make IJN the 68th of 125 government hospitals with the award up to Wednesday. Only 17 of the 219 private hospitals have been accorded accreditation.
Deputy Health Minister Datuk Dr Abdul Latiff Ahmad witnessed the presentation of the accreditation certificate to IJN Board chairman Tan Sri Mohamed Khatib Abdul Hamid by MSQH board director Datuk Dr V. Kulaveerasingam.
Dr Abdul Latiff said standards used were based on those of the International Society for Quality in Healthcare (ISQua) and ISQua Federation, a body overseeing the accreditation programme internationally.
Last year alone, IJN recorded 130,743 outpatients, an increase of seven per cent over the 122,346 in 2004.
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