The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa NPC (COHSASA) has published the names of the latest health facilities to have been accredited. Those receiving accreditation awards from COHSASA must meet extremely rigorous, internationally recognised standards, signifying that their patients can expect to receive safe, quality care.
“In a post-Covid society, it is reassuring to know there are organisations that continue to strive to provide the very best care for their patients. Healthcare providers have been shaken up by the pandemic and there is a new emphasis on creating and maintaining health structures resilient to sudden crises. Accreditation is one method of assuring health facilities can contain and withstand the negative impact of health emergencies,” said CEO of COHSASA Jacqui Stewart.
COHSASA is a not-for-profit company (NPC) based in Cape Town. In the past 28 years it has worked with more than 600 healthcare facilities throughout Africa to create better and safer health care.
These are the latest facilities to receive COHSASA Awards at a Board Meeting held on 19 May 2023.
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Health Care Facility
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Type of Award | Valid |
| Cure Day Hospital Belville, Western Cape | Full Accreditation | 3-year award |
| Cure Day Hospital Somerset West, Western Cape | Full Accreditation | 3-year award |
| Knysna Sedgefield Hospice, Western Cape | Full Accreditation | 4-year award |
| Mediclinic Hoogland, Free State | Full Accreditation | 4-year award |
| Mediclinic Kloof, KwaZulu-Natal | Full Accreditation | 4-year award |
| Mediclinic Paarl, Western Cape | Full Accreditation | 4-year award |
| Roman Catholic Hospital, Windhoek, Namibia | Full Accreditation | 3-year award |
| Lenmed Bokamoso Private Hospital, Gaborone, Botswana | Full Accreditation | 3-year award |
| Breede River Hospice, Western Cape | Full Accreditation | 4-year award |
| Athlone District Hospital, Lobatse, Botswana | Graded Recognition | Entry level |
| Sekgoma Memorial Hospital, Serowe, Botswana | Graded Recognition | Entry level |
A COHSASA full accreditation award means a facility has entered a demanding quality improvement programme and been assessed against and complied with standards recognised by the International Society for Quality in Health Care External Evaluation Association (ISQua EEA), the global body overseeing accreditation and quality improvement programmes in healthcare organisations in 70 countries.
COHSASA is the only accrediting body for healthcare facilities in sub-Saharan African recognised and accredited by ISQuaEEA.
Healthcare facilities that initially enter the programme and meet standards are awarded two-year accreditations and as the journey in quality improvement continues, awards of longer duration are given. A four-year accreditation award from the Council should signal to patients that a facility has sustained an excellent level of standards over a significant period.
All facilities that receive an accreditation award must undergo an interim survey halfway through the period to ensure that standards are being maintained. To learn more about the value and benefits of accreditation and the work that COHSASA does, have a look at our website: www.cohsasa.co.za
Issued by The Council for Health Service Accreditation of South Africa (COHSASA)