New Delhi, Dec 26, 2014 – Continuing its legacy of care for life, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket- leading healthcare service provider of North India was today accredited with the world’s first of its kind ‘cGreen OT Certificate’ by Bureau Veritas to ensure patient safety in operation theatres. The certification will establish uniformity in the safety standard in operation theatres and will minimize the risk of infection in OTs. At a press conference organized today in the city, Mr Ravi Singh, Certification Manager at Bureau Veritas presented the Certificate to Mr. Rajit Mehta, Deputy Managing Director and Dr Pradeep Chowbey, Vice Chairman at Max Healthcare.
The Green OT certification project is a first in the world certification and also the first ‘Made in India’ certification protocol developed by Bureau Veritas in conjunction with multi hospital stakeholders like clinicians, bio-medical, hospital QA, Green House Gas surveyors, administrators etc.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Pradeep Chowbey, Vice Chairman, Max Healthcare said , “Receiving the ‘cGreen OT certificate’ is a spectacular achievement for our hospital. It reiterates that Max Hospital is committed to providing the best healthcare services to our patients. Our hospital has always been a pioneer in the introduction of new technology and higher quality standards to provide patients with the best in medical care and this significant accreditation will indeed add another feather to our cap.”
Green from an OT perspective covers all parameters like air flows, OT set up, anesthesia machines, types of volatile agents used, filling systems adopted and scavenging systems in place. Green connotes cleaner techniques using modern technology and processes with a sensitive approach to environment.
Dr Kamal Fotedar, Director- Anaesthesia , Max Super Speciality Hospital Saket, spoke about the process of making the hospital green from Operation theatre (OT’s) perspective. He said, “ Twenty one operation theatres at Max Hospital, Saket have been structured to minimize any form of pollution or Bio Medical waste being disposed of by the hospital. Volatile and other inhalational anaesthetic agents are used to anaesthetize patients and these are vented out of the building as waste gases. These anaesthetic gases contribute to global warming and Ozone depletion. It is therefore necessary to put in place and practice a system of Low Flow Anaesthesia which needs continuous, intense monitoring with sophisticated machines and scavenging system. This precisely and significantly reduces the green house gases emission from theatre. The cGreen OT certification assures our patient about safe anaesthesia administration methods adopted in our OTs. Some other key measures include controlling of temperature by measuring heat, coolness and humidity in operation theatre thereby addressing the issue of perspiration, which is one of the causes of infection in OT ’ s.”
As a part of the process Bureau Veritas conducted assessments/ audits of the hospital that focused on prevention of surgical site infections, safe anaesthesia, safe surgical teams and equipment and a measurement and quality assurance mechanism. The process concluded with a “Green Score”, based on the requisite quality and safety standards, which was rewarded to Max Hospital.
| What is a cGreen Certified OT?
Standard operating procedures established, followed and monitored for- o Pre operative/intra operative/post operative patient care o Infection control inside operating room o Electrical safety inside operating room o Fire safety inside operating room o Waste management system Highly skilled surgical, anesthesia team and well trained nursing staff Calibrated equipments inside OT ensuring accurate delivery of the drugs Measures to reduce OT pollution with regard to environment • Raising the bar of safety in OT |
