Kasturba Hospital Laboratory Services reaccredited with NABL

Kasturba Hospital, Manipal Laboratory Services is reaccredited with National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL), which is a Constituent Board of Quality Council of India.

Dr H S Ballal, Pro-Chancellor of MAHE and Lt Gen (Dr) M D Venkatesh, Vice-Chancellor MAHE, Manipal jointly handed over the certificate of accreditation to Dr Sharath K Rao, Dean KMC, Dr Avinash Shetty, Medical Superintendent and Dr Ravindra Maradi, Director of Kasturba Hospital Laboratory Services.

Dr H S Ballal congratulated the team for binging one more crown to the Kasturba Medical College and Hospital. Further he said, NAAC team visited recently also so impressed about the quality we maintained in whole MAHE group.

Lt Gen (Dr) M D Venkatesh, Vice-Chancellor of MAHE said Quality and accreditation is very important for any institution. Kasturba Medical college and Hospital Manipal always forefront in this. It is a continuous process all new achievements gives us more responsibility also.

This accreditation helps us in giving the quality at Laboratory services to the public. Dr PLNG Rao, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Medical and Dental Sciences), Dr Venkatraya Prabhu (Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Health Sciences), Dr Narayan Sabhahit, Registrar of MAHE Manipal, all Lab HODs and management staff were present.

Dr Ravindra Maradi, Director, Kasturba Hospital Laboratory Services, Manipal in his overview said that “National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) has renewed the accreditation for Kasturba Hospital Laboratory Services, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal for two more years till 2024. More than 400 tests have been accredited by the NABL as per the standard ISO 15189.

The laboratory follows stringent quality assurance program for reliable reports. The reports generated in the laboratory are accepted nationally and internationally. The accreditation improves the patient outcomes, decreases the risks and fosters a culture of quality and safety”. Daijiworld