Abu Dhabi - Sheikh Khalifa Medical City receives international accreditation as chest pain centre

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(2009), "Abu Dhabi - Sheikh Khalifa Medical City receives international accreditation as chest pain centre", International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Vol. 22 No. 7. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijhcqa.2009.06222gab.010

Abu Dhabi - Sheikh Khalifa Medical City receives international accreditation as chest pain centre

Article Type: News and views From: International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Volume 22, Issue 7

Keywords: Heart disease management, Quality of care measures, Healthcare delivery, Continuous improvement

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC) is accredited by the Society of Chest Pain Centres as a cycle III Chest Pain Centre, a recognition accorded only to 12 hospitals in the world.

SKMC is owned and operated by SEHA, the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company, which is responsible for the curative activities of all the public hospitals and clinics in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

The Society of Chest Pain Centres (SCPC) is a non-profit international society dedicated to the belief that heart disease can be eliminated as the number one cause of death worldwide. The society’s accreditation is recognised as internationally through which chest pain centres are evaluated in order to ensure that these centres exceed quality-of-care measures based on improving the process of care for all patients presenting to the emergency department with chest pain, says a press release.

In its continuous pursuit of excellence in providing best international medical practices in cardiovascular healthcare delivery, the Cardiac Sciences Institute at SKMC was proudly recognised and accredited as a Cycle III Chest Pain Centre, an achievement bestowed on only a dozen hospitals in the world, all of which were in the US before SKMC’s Accreditation.

The onsite evaluation of SKMC was conducted by a team of international health care experts including cardiologists from the Society of Chest Pain Centres.

SEHA’s Chairman, H.E. Saif Bader Al Qubaisi, stated that: “This is in keeping with our mission to deliver world class healthcare to our patients and our vision to be compared with the best hospitals internationally. We are very proud of this accomplishment and would like to congratulate the employees at SKMCSKMC whose hard work and dedication to excellence helped achieve this honour”.

Dr Ali Abdulkarim Al Obaidli, Clinical Affairs Director for SEHA, added: “The accreditation process as a chest pain centre has played a vital role in monitoring the emergency and cardiac services delivery at SKMC. The accreditation status granted from the Society of Chest Pain Centre ensures that SKMC is consistently delivering the highest standards of quality services and has attained a high level of patient satisfaction”.

Dr Scott Strong, Chief Executive Officer at SKMC, believes that SKMC achieved this accreditation because of the on-going commitment of many professional groups in the Cardiac Sciences Institute and Emergency Medicine Department. Their collective and collaborative effort ensures that the delivery of care to SKMC patients presenting with chest pain is of the highest standard.

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