WHO defines “Patient safety as an absence of preventable harm to a patient during the process of health care and reduction of risk of unnecessary harm associated with health care to an acceptable minimum”.
Manipal Hospitals has a long standing commitment to the health care needs of people without compromising on their safety. It has successfully proved that it is capable of delivering first-rate medical care in the safest setting possible even during the Covid-19 pandemi.
In addition to maintaining hygiene and sanitization in the hospital through recommended best practices, Manipal Hospitals HAL Airport Road, Bengaluru has gone steps further towards attaining world standard level safety of patients and their attendants.
Some of these steps are:
Public announcements
Getting accustomed to wearing a mask, maintaining social distance, and hand hygiene etc. takes time. Therefore, to help you stay protected, frequent public announcements and AV films are played in the hospital.
Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)
The hospital staff coming in direct contact with patients will use PPE. Departments like Emergency and Fever Clinic will observe stringent public access norms and sanitization process.
Training of staff
Teams of various departments servicing the patients like path labs, In-patient, radiology, food and beverage, housekeeping, billing and operations including doctors and nursing staff are formally trained on best practices to adhere in professional and personal lives.
