MITERA: Assisted Reproduction Unit receives ISO Certification

MITERA Hospital’s Assisted Reproduction Unit (IVF) has received the ISO 9001:2008 certification for quality management systems from TUV Austria Hellas.

The Certificate was issued following the successful detailed inspection of the Unit’s operational procedures.

By implementing a certified Quality Management system, the Mitera Assisted Reproduction Unit ensures that:

• It fully complies with the legal requirements, aiming at safeguarding interested couples throughout all the stages of the implemented procedures.

• It handles all cases and interested parties with discretion and confidentiality.

• It implements and follows Proper Laboratory Practices, as specified by international standards, ensuring that its lab is included among the most contemporary and safe.

• It offers the best and safest conditions for performing medical procedures, guaranteed by the trained personnel as well as the fact that the Unit operates within the MITERA Hospital, which focuses on providing first-rate medical services

Commenting on this new certification, HYGEIA Group’s CEO, Ms Areti Souvatzoglou, noted, “MITERA Hospital’s Assisted Reproduction Unit has been set up in accordance with the standards that apply for similar units in Europe and the USA and is one of the most reliable ones in Greece. It operates within a fully-organized maternity and gynecology hospital, thus ensuring the greatest possible safety, as well as medical services provided by doctors of all specialties. At the same time, it is included among the three largest units with the most successful IVF cycles. This ISO 9001:2008 standard certification confirms the Unit’s dedication to its mission, which is to offer top-level services, while strengthening its position in the international medical tourism map.”