Mokpo Christian Hospital Obtains 3rd Cycle Medical Institution 'Certification' from Ministry of Health and Welfare

Exterior view of Mokpo Christian Hospital (Photo by Mokpo Christian Hospital)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Ki-dong] Mokpo Christian Hospital announced on the 27th that despite the difficult conditions due to COVID-19, it has been recognized as a reliable medical institution in terms of medical service quality and patient safety and received the 3rd cycle medical institution accreditation from the Ministry of Health and Welfare.

In particular, following the certification as an industrial accident insurance rehabilitation medical institution, Mokpo Christian Hospital obtained medical institution accreditation with excellent results in all evaluation items in the 3rd cycle medical institution assessment, contributing to the improvement of regional medical service quality.

From November 10 to 13 last year, five evaluators conducted an investigation on 520 items including regulations, treatment processes, and facilities over four days, and after strict on-site inspections and reviews, received approval from the Ministry of Health and Welfare.

Introduced in 2011, the medical institution accreditation system certifies hospitals' medical services through international-level evaluations. It targets hospital-level medical institutions to improve the quality of medical services and patient safety levels, focusing on ‘medical service quality’ and ‘patient safety level’ through 520 evaluation items across four areas. Accreditation is granted after thorough on-site inspections and reviews by the Korea Institute for Healthcare Accreditation.

To prepare for the accreditation evaluation, Mokpo Christian Hospital formed a Task Force Team, reestablished various processes to strengthen medical quality and patient safety, and made focused investments centered on facility management to ensure a safe hospital environment.

Additionally, during the preparation period, the hospital conducted multiple self-assessments to address issues and achieved good results by strengthening staff cohesion through continuous education and events facilitating smooth communication.

As a result, Mokpo Christian Hospital can produce and use the accreditation mark for four years from September 2 last year to September 1, 2024, highlighting differentiation from other medical institutions through advertising effects, and receive various administrative supports that favor accredited institutions when participating in public health projects.

Jeon Pan-seok, CEO of Mokpo Christian Hospital, said, “We endured many hardships preparing for accreditation while preventing infectious diseases during COVID-19, and receiving the ‘accreditation acquisition’ for the third consecutive time is a wonderful gift. I am grateful to all staff who worked hard for the accreditation preparation.”

He added, “We will continue to establish accreditation management plans and make ongoing efforts to improve patient safety and medical service quality so that we become a hospital trusted by the local community.”

Mokpo Christian Hospital has recently gained trust from the local community through continuous efforts to improve medical quality, including certification as an industrial accident insurance rehabilitation specialized hospital, achieving the highest grade (Grade 1) twice consecutively in the 8th stroke appropriateness evaluation conducted by the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, obtaining excellent grades in all items as the only institution in the southwestern region in the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s national health screening evaluation, and receiving the highest S grade in the special examination institution evaluation.

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