The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has accorded National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS) certification to District Hospital Udhampur in recognition of the high standards of quality and performance maintained by the hospital.

The health facility scored an overall rating of 85 percent and met the criteria required for achieving NQAS recognition.The External Assessors’ Certification team of MoHFW had examined the facilities and patient amenities in the hospital from 24 to 26 April 2019 and after thorough deliberations accorded NQAS certification to the hospital.

The hospital under NQAS certification will receive a grantof Rs. 20 lakh at Rs 10000 per bed under this programme. This certificationwill be valid for a period of three years.Financial Commissioner Health andMedical Education Department Atal Dulloo has congratulated Mission DirectorNational Health Mission Bhupinder Kumar, Deputy Commissioner Udhampur, DirectorHealth Services Jammu, Chief Medical Officer Udhampur, Medical SuperintendentDH Udhampur and the concerned staff for achieving the feat. As part of NQAScertification programme, State Government has shortlisted five DistrictHospitals of Udhampur, Baramulla, Leh, Gandhi Nagar Jammu, and Anantnag for thepurpose. Among these hospitals, DH Udhampur has become the first hospital inthe State to get NQAS certification.