Interview: Value of Accreditation

Client Interview: Dr. Hussam Al-Baz, Director of Quality Management, Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz University Hospital

Discover the Value of Accreditation and how assessment programs and services support the delivery of safe, high‑quality care and improve outcomes.

January, 2024

Hear from Dr. Hussam Al-Baz, the Director of Quality Management at Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz University Hospital, in this segment to discover:

• The hospital’s resilience against a flood in 2009 is, in part, can be attributed to the implementation of the Emergency and Disaster Preparedness standard. 

• The accreditation role in guiding organizations to streamline all efforts in a clear direction, including engaging with internal and external stakeholders to identify and reduce risks and to prepare for a coordinated, community-centred, and systems-based response and recovery.

• The continuous quality improvement journey across networks, geographies and condition‑specific care pathways.