What’s the connection between MUDA’s plan and the ISO certification?
“If the hospital has to sustain, it has to keep the processes streamlined in good state. “Unless the hospital commits itself to keep the upgraded facilities in proper state, it is difficult to sustain the infrastructure developed spending crores of rupees. For this reason, MUDA is going for quality certification since the ISO conducts audit every year and the onus will be on the hospital management to keep them in good condition to keep the tag for a long period,” sources in MUDA said. Deputy Commissioner P. Manivannan, who is the chairman of MUDA, told The Hindu that the MUDA had invited consultants who could help the hospital get ISO 9001-2000 certification at the earliest. The system should not go back to a state from where it was improved. ISO certification is binding on the hospital management to keep the system in good condition since auditing under ISO standards is done every year. “For this, the system must be within the framework of ISO standards,” he said. According to Mr. Ma
