Our Chronic Depression Program has received the Center of Excellence accreditation from the Joint Commission International, thus making us the first comprehensive specialized program with a gold seal in the country for this disease that affects the mental health of approximately 300 million people and that causes about 800,000 suicides per year around the world.
The Joint Commission International, the organization with the most experience in health accreditation in the world, evaluated criteria such as quality in relation to patient safety, leadership and management, among others as part of a meticulous evaluation, where it also verified for two weeks compliance with the standards required to grant the Chronic Depression Program of the Grupo Quirónsalud Clinic; This seal of quality, together with the one recently awarded to the Program for the Elderly with Hip Fracture, represents a great success in the permanent search for excellence in order to preserve the life and health of our patients.
In Colombia, about 11.2% of the population between the ages of 18 and 44 have presented a depressive disorder at some time in their lives, of these cases, 4.5% are chronic. Depression impacts the functionality of people and in some severe cases it can end in suicide, about 800,000 occur each year worldwide, therefore, for the World Health Organization, it is essential to take actions to prevent this conduct.
By virtue of the above, as stated by our psychiatrist Dr. Carolina Ayola, leader of the endorsed program “since 2015 we have been designing a proposal that includes the implementation of a clinical model in mental health for the care of patients with suicidal risk preventing serious complications such as in-hospital suicide. In June 2020, with the Chronic Depression Program, we created a specific multidisciplinary model for the care of those who suffer from this disease and are undergoing a medical-surgical pathology, where we seek the clinical improvement of patients with the aim of preventing adverse events associated with depression. presence of chronic depression, to reduce hospital stay and favor rehabilitation, improving the quality of life of our patients”.
Our program is a pioneer in the country, in it we also develop interventions aligned to the best scientific evidence, seeking the least variability in care, likewise we promote a culture of continuous improvement where monitoring of the results of performance measures is as rigorous as the evaluation of our professionals” emphasizes Dr. Ayola.
This new achievement is achieved as a product of teamwork and thanks to the strengthening of a culture of continuous improvement and ratifies once again our commitment to excellence, a value proposition that positions us as a regional, national and international benchmark for comprehensive management. of these patients.
…Chronic Depression Program
- Any patient over the age of 15 admitted to the Clinic who has a medical and/or surgical illness has the opportunity to enter.
- Assessment by psychiatry, derived from hospitalization screening or emergency or outpatient consultation.
- Verification of compliance with the inclusion criteria in the program, patients are given a multidisciplinary Management.