04/08/2026
🌟🏆 YEKATIT 12 HOSPITAL MEDICAL COLLEGE LABORATORY ACHIEVES A FIVE-STAR RATING!
A Major Milestone in Quality, Excellence & Patient-Centered Laboratory Services
The Laboratory of Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College has achieved an outstanding milestone by earning a prestigious Five-Star Rating in the latest SLIPTA laboratory quality assessment, conducted using the SLIPTA Checklist Version 3:2023, aligned with the internationally recognized ISO 15189:2022 standard.
This achievement is particularly significant as it represents the laboratory’s first assessment following the transition from ISO 15189:2012 to the updated ISO 15189:2022 standard, marking an important step forward in strengthening laboratory quality and international best practices.
Under the previous assessment framework, the laboratory was evaluated against 275 assessment points. With the introduction of the revised and more comprehensive assessment system, the laboratory was assessed against 367 points—a broader and more demanding quality framework.
According to Lecturer Tamrat Belema, Director of the Laboratory and Microbiology Academic and Service Directorate, this remarkable accomplishment was made possible through the strong commitment, coordinated efforts, and teamwork of the entire laboratory team.
He expressed his sincere appreciation to the Hospital Management, Laboratory Quality Team Microbiology staff Laboratory staff, and for their dedication, professionalism, accountability, and tireless efforts in strengthening laboratory quality standards.
This achievement demonstrates that sustainable quality improvement is not achieved by a single individual—it is built through shared responsibility, effective leadership, teamwork, accountability, and a culture of continuous improvement.
The Five-Star Rating is more than a recognition—it is a reflection of Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College’s continued commitment to healthcare quality, patient safety, professional excellence, and internationally aligned laboratory services.
It reinforces our commitment to ensuring that every patient receives safe, accurate, reliable, timely, and high-quality laboratory services.
Your dedication, professionalism, and teamwork have transformed quality improvement into measurable excellence.
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