Bellville and Somerset West hospitals earn Cure Day Group’s first four-year COHSASA accreditation

A smile and a high-four wave – the first four-year Cohsasa accreditation – from all the hardworking staff at Cure Day Hospitals Somerset West. Back row: Katrina Jeftha, Cecelia Pace, Marietjie Engelbrecht, Chantal Adams, Nancy Hendricks, Mandy-Lee Van Der Heyde and Stacy Brand. Front row: Nichole Stecher (hospital manager) and Frederick Sym

The latest and first four-year accreditations awarded to Cure Day Hospitals Bellville and Somerset West are evidence of how firmly this commitment to continuous quality improvement has become established within the organisation.

Cure Day Hospitals joined the Cohsasa programme in 2017. Today, 11 of its hospitals are accredited: Bellville, Bloemfontein, East London, Erasmuskloof, Fourways, Medkin, Midstream, Paarl, Somerset West, Wilgeheuwel and Newmarket Day Hospital with the Foreshore hospital due for accreditation in November. More are scheduled to join the programme in the future.

For Cure Day Hospitals Group CEO Bert von Wielligh, accreditation is far more than a certificate of achievement. He believes the Cohsasa process adds tangible value to the services the Group provides and, importantly, reinforces a culture in which quality and patient safety are part of everyday practice.

Staff at Cure Day Hospitals Bellville celebrate their first four-year accreditation award. Front row: Hazel Arendse, Juanita Windvogel, Sorita van Tonder, Ezette van Brakel, Janine van der Merwe, Erna Erasmus, Amy Petersen, Mernuska Adams. Back row: Marisa van Zyl, Melissa Abrahams, Anchen Arendse, Tumi Petane, Levai Lesiga, Andre Liebenberg, Estelle Liebenberg, Gadija Filander, Bernina Hesselman, Monica Mathee