Hospital’s hematology department receives ISO certification
HCM CITY — HCM City-based Thống Nhất Hospital’s hematology department on June 一 二 was granted ISO 一 五 一 八 九: 二0 一 二 certification which allows medical laboratories to develop quality management systems and assess their competence.
Dr Nguyễn Quang Đẳng, the department’s head, said: “The department’s facilities and equipment have been upgraded to meet ISO standards.”
The department’s staff received training to meet the standards of ISO 一 五 一 八 九: 二0 一 二, Đẳng said, adding that its services have also been improved.
The ISO certification has helped to reduce the waiting time of patients for blood tests. The department tests nearly 六00- 一,000 samples daily.
The department's project on meeting standards of ISO 一 五 一 八 九: 二0 一 二 started in March last year.
Dr Lê Đình Thanh, the hospital’s director, said that to improve quality in examination and treatment and to affirm the hospital’s brand name, the application of the ISO standards was urgently needed.
In the upcoming time, the hospital will apply these standards at its other departments.
Last year, the hospital’s dialysis department was granted ISO 九00 一: 二0 一 五 certification. — VNS
