Oxford Medical Centre lab gets certification

Local medical healthcare provider, Oxford Medical Centre has been awarded the GYS 170:2021 standard certification by the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS), enhancing its laboratory capability to provide top-tier services.

Certification under the National Standard GYS 170:2021 outlines the general requirements for the laboratory operations.

GNBS Executive Director, Trevor Bassoo handed over the certificate to Chief Executive of the Oxford Medical Centre, Yukun Zhang Fiehu during a simple ceremony held at the facility’s Mandela Avenue location on Friday.

In his remarks, Bassoo said the certification reflected the centre’s commitment to delivering services to its clients while ensuring standards, quality and reliability.

“This certification offers guidance on administrative quality and technical aspects of your business, more specifically your laboratory.

“As you are aware, certification provides assurance. It assures the patients, first and foremost that they are receiving reliable, accurate results…This certification gives confidence…that you are meeting requirements and you can depend and detest to the results that you are presenting to the patients and the public,” Bassoo said.

The Oxford Medical Centre has been operational since 2023.

The centre consists of a clinical laboratory, urgent care, general and specialist consultations, x-rays, ultrasound services and a pharmacy.

Recently, the centre has expanded and now offers dental care as well as medical supplies.

Quality Consultant of the Oxford Medical Centre, Lendon Wilson said the certification is a testimony of the facility’s unwavering commitment to maintaining the highest standard of quality on its services.

“It means that we are going to deliver the most accurate, reliable and timely results to our clients ensuring that their health and wellbeing are top priority,” Wilson said.

Oxford Medical Centre is the 40th local health care provider to be awarded with the GYS170:2021 standard certificate. The certificate is valid for two years.