Dubai, UAE – 19 May 2024: Mediclinic City Hospital has become the first private hospital in the UAE to receive the prestigious Patient Safety Friendly Hospital Initiative (PSFHI) certification, following five days of rigorous audits by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP).
The Patient Safety Friendly Hospital Initiative (PSFHI) was initiated in 2011 by the WHO and is managed by MOHAP for the UAE region. The initiative is aimed at enhancing the visibility and implementation of patient safety practices in health care facilities.
It provides an excellent framework to guide hospitals in establishing a patient safety improvement process, which includes setting 140 safety standards over various main domains and offers several benefits to healthcare facilities and patients.