RAMAIAH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ACHIEVES PRESTIGEOUS "FACT" ACCREDITATION - AMONG ONLY TWO HOSPITALS IN INDIA MEETING GLOBAL BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT STANDARDS.

Ramaiah Memorial Hospital (RMH)  has been awarded accreditation by the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT),one of the world's most rigorous authorities for Quality & safety in bone marrow transplantation & Cellular therapy.With this recognition, RMH becomes the only hospital in India to hold both FACT & Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditations.This milestone reinforces India's shift toward outcome-driven,globally benchmarked cellular therapy. FACT accrditation comfirms compliance with internationally recognised FACT-JACIE standards-the global Gold standard in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

              

          

Dr. M.R.Jayaram, Chairman, Gokula Education Foundation (Medical) said," FACT accreditation reflects our commitment to governance-driven,patient centric care and measurable clinical outcomes. It validates the discipline & systems required to meet global benchmarks.This achievment ensures that patients in India receive  care aligned with the world's best. Excellence is not a luxury,It is winning the confidence/Trust of patients".

India faces a significant & growing burden of blood cancers & severe blood disorders & approximately 70,000 deaths each year  according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer GLOBOCAN 2022 report. Dr.Nagendra Swamy, Chief Executive -Ramaiah Memorial Hospital & Healthcare services,( GEF) Medical said," FACT accreditation demonstrates that quality,safety,& accountability are embedded into every step of our transplant programme. This milestone is about delivering reliable,globally benchmarked results that patients & families can trust".

The Hospital authorities said that Bone Marrow Transplantation in USA costs nearly USD 4,00,000 and in M.S.Ramaiah Memorial Hospital ,it may cost around 10% of the cost . Hence, the FACT Accreditation will promote Healthcare Tourism also for the country.

About the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT) : FACT was established by the International Society for Cellular Therapy and the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation  to develop global standards and an inspection based accreditation programme for hematopoietic cell therapy.