The University Hospital Brno (UHB) is the first to receive DNV’s international healthcare assessment certificate for patient safety in the Czech Republic.
UHB is a leading university hospital in Europe, with more than 2000 beds and 4,500 employees. In addition to providing healthcare services, the hospital has the largest teaching base for Masaryk University’s Faculty of Medicine, enabling the education of paramedical staff and both pre- and post-graduate education.
Dr. Kraus, CEO of the UHB and Mr Jens Eikaas Norwegian Ambassador in the Czech Republic, were among the attendants at the well-attended press conference in Brno last week. Both praised the good cooperation between Czech health authorities and DNV on the important issue of patient safety. Particular praise was given to the fact that the hospital met the strict requirements set by the DNV international accreditation standard
Making healthcare healthier
Dr. Espen Cramer, Managing Director of Healthcare and Biorisk, commented: “DNV and UHB share a common drive in ‘making healthcare healthier’. The new EU directive on patient mobility, to come into effect in 2014, will give EU citizens the right to seek healthcare treatment in other member states. Consequently, I believe that we will see a rapid increase in the need for third-party safety assessment in European hospitals going forward.”
He added: “DNV has already established a solid and recognised position in US within hospital accreditation. Our international accreditation standard is now being expanded to also address the needs among health authorities in Europe to ensure high patient safety across borders.”