Focuses on "Communicating Quality: The Voice for Healthcare Improvement"

Abu Dhabi-UAE: December 14, 2013 - Ambulatory Healthcare Services (AHS), a part of the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), today marked the successful conclusion of its third Healthcare Quality Week focusing on 'Communicating Quality: The Voice for Healthcare Improvement'.

A symposium held at the Center for Documentation & Research, Abu Dhabi served as a fitting wrap up to the week hosting a keynote speech by Dr. Kedar Mate from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), US.

The session also recognized winners of the various activities that were held as part of the initiative.

The Healthcare Quality Week that ran from December 8-14 drew the enthusiastic participation of staff from across the AHS ambulatory care centers, disease prevention and screening centers, as well as school health services.

Articulating AHS' commitment to providing quality and safe healthcare practices for the Abu Dhabi community, the event also aimed to promote coordination and collaboration within the network, while laying the ground for future quality and safety initiatives as well as accreditation projects.

Mohamed Hawas, Chief Executive Officer, said: "In line with SEHA's vision to shaping a quality healthcare landscape, we at AHS seek to promote a culture of safe medical practices among our patients, customers, visitors and staff. The Healthcare Quality Week celebration inspired creativity, teamwork, responsibility, and collaboration among the AHS staff - factors that we believe are integral to organizational success and staff empowerment. This celebration also came as an endorsement of the management's support to maintaining world-class quality and safety standards throughout the AHS network."

The Healthcare Quality Week event included a variety of activities built around the initiative's theme of 'Communicating Quality: The Voice for Healthcare Improvement' and hosted competitions to evaluate quality improvement projects, quality booths, posters, and photography.

Commenting on the event, Dr Azhar Ali, Directory of Quality at AHS, said: "This event was designed to support AHS' mission towards providing best-in-class healthcare. The activities that we conducted through the week fostered a healthy competitive environment and presented an opportunity to discover staff creativity, ingenuity and critical thinking skills. We would like to thank every AHS staff member for putting in their best at each of the events and bringing the week to a successful close."

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About Ambulatory Healthcare Services - SEHA
Ambulatory Healthcare Services (AHS) is a HealthSystem Facility of the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA). It was formed to facilitate and furnish a unique combination of the diagnostic and treatment services of a hospital with the personalized care that a healthcare centre offers. At present, AHS as an organisation includes the following facilities and subsidiaries:

  • Ambulatory Care Centers

  • Disease Prevention & Screening Centers (DPSCs)

  • School Health Services (SHS) at 270 primary and secondary educational institutions

  • Mobile Clinic Solutions

For more information, please visit our website: www.ahs.ae

About the SEHA HealthSystem and the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company PJSC (SEHA)
SEHA is health in Arabic.  The Abu Dhabi Health Services Company PJSC- whose marketing identity is SEHA - is an independent, public joint stock company created to develop the curative activities of the public healthcare system in Abu Dhabi. The company owns and operates all the public hospitals and clinics of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi which together make up the SEHA HealthSystem.  SEHA is committed to continuous improvement of customer care to recognized international standards and providing our customers and communities served world class healthcare.  SEHA has partnered with internationally recognized hospital managers to achieve these goals.  These include Johns Hopkins Medicine International, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, VAMED, Medical University of Vienna and Fresenius Medical Care.  SEHA owns and operates 12 hospitals with 2,644 beds, 62 ambulatory care, family care and urgent care centers and 2 blood banks.  SEHA is one of the largest integrated healthcare providers in the Middle East with more than 17,000 doctors, nurses, ancillary care and administrative personnel in its employ.  Visit our website at www.seha.ae.

© Press Release 2013