Accreditation awards from COHSASA

The following facilities have received accreditation awards from the Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA). This is a not-for-profit organisation which has been working in South Africa for the past 17 years to improve the standard of healthcare in facilities.

Issued by COHSASA

28 May 2012

These awards mean that the facilities meet the requirements of the global standards-setting body, the International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua). What is most encouraging is that two public sector hospitals in the Free State, Mafube District Hospital and the Mofumahadi Manapo Mopeli Regional Hospital have met these standards and both have been given full accreditation for two years. Health facilities are given three-year awards when there they have maintained a consistent accredited status over time with no lapses. When they are close to accreditation but need to put in extra work, they are awarded Intermediate with Focus Awards. This means they will most likely be accredited within the next six months.

Facility	Award Status		Dates
Goldfields Hospice	Full Accreditation	3 years	18/05/2012 to 17/05/2015
Ladybrand Hospice	Full Accreditation	3 years	18/05/2012 to 17/05/2015
St Francis Hospice	Full Accreditation	3 years	18/05/2012 to 17/05/2015
St Lukes Hospice	Full Accreditation	3 years	18/05/2012 to 17/05/2015
Mediclinic Bloemfontein	Full Accreditation	3 years	18/05/2012 to 17/05/2015
Mediclinic Nelspruit	Full Accreditation	3 years	18/05/2012 to 17/05/2015
Mafube District Hospital	Full Accreditation	2 years	18/05/2012 to 17/05/2014
Mediclinic Pietermaritzburg	Full Accreditation	3 years	18/05/2012 to 17/05/2015
Mofumahadi Manapo Mopeli Regional Hospital	Full Accreditation	2 years	20/05/2011 to 19/05/2013
Vuyani Primary Healthcare Clinic	Full Accreditation	3 years	18/05/2012 to 17/05/2015
Mediclinic Constantiaberg	Full Accreditation	3 years	12/11/2011 to 11/11/2014
Bongani Hospital	Intermediate with Focus	.	18/05/2012 to 20/07/2012
Parys Hospital	Intermediate Level	.	18/05/2012 to 17/05/2014
Free State Psychiatric	Intermediate Level	.	20/05/2011 to 19/05/2013
Sungardens Hospice	Intermediate Level	.	18/05/2012 to 17/05/2014

COHSASA, a not-for-profit organisation in Cape Town, South Africa, assists a wide range of healthcare facilities to meet and maintain quality standards.