Our Mandate
The Saudi Central Board for Accreditation of
Healthcare Institutions CBAHI is responsible for
helping and supporting healthcare facilities,
including hospitals, laboratories, blood banks,
clinics and other ambulatory healthcare centers,
to provide excellent and effective healthcare
services known as the safest services at the
highest quality and best value. We do this
through carrying out the responsibilities assigned
to us, including the following:
- setting Standards: We set unified performance standards for all healthcare
facilities operating in the Kingdom.
- Support: We prepare healthcare facilities to apply accreditation standards
and continuously comply therewith through our training, educational and advisory services.
- Assessment and Accreditation : We assess and grant accreditation to all healthcare facilities
through field visits conducted by professional surveyors.
- Performance Monitoring : We follow up with the performance of healthcare facilities to
ensure their continuous compliance with accreditation standards
and key performance indicators set forth in those standards.
- Attracting and Training of Surveyors : We have great passion to attract and train qualified
surveyors to conduct survey visits.
- Research: We conduct researches related to healthcare quality
and best practices of patient safety. In this regard, we
cooperate with all relevant bodies.
- Representing the Kingdom: We represent the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in all important events related to healthcare accreditation locally, regionally and globally. This includes quality and patient safety forums,
cooperation and sharing experiences with international healthcare accreditation agencies
and organizations.