RAIPUR: Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India on Wednesday awarded Jagdalpur District Hospital, Balrampur District Hospital, and Kartala Community Health Centre in Korba district in Chhattisgarh various quality certificates for providing excellent health services and better treatment to patients.

The Government of India has issued Quality Assurance Certificates to Bastar District Hospital under the National Quality Assurance Standard, LaQshya, and MusQan programs, whereas Balrampur District Hospital and Kartala Community Health Centre were certified under the NQAS and LaQshya program.

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and Deputy Chief Minister and Health Minister T.S. Singh Deo congratulated the doctors and other medical staff of these three hospitals on receipt of the Certificate of Excellence. They expressed hope that these hospitals will continue to maintain their excellence in serving patients and set new benchmarks for other hospitals in the state.

Government hospitals located in remote forest zones receiving certificates under the National Quality Assurance Standard, LaQshya, and MusQan program are an indication that quality health facilities are reaching all areas in the state, they said.

The Union Health Ministry team had inspected the three hospitals between March and June in the current year. The evaluation of the Bastar District Hospital, the team has provided quality assurance certificates under the NQAS to 12 departments, LaQshya for labor room and maternity OT services, and the MusQan program for the Pediatric department and SNCU.

The 12 departments of Balrampur District Hospital under NQAS and Labor Room and Maternity under the LaQshya program have been certified.

Seven departments of Kartala Community Health Centre have also been issued Quality certificates under NQAS, whereas the Labor Room and Maternity OT have been issued quality certificates under the LaQshya Program.