- Sodexo maintains leadership position in Eastern India; earns NABL accreditation for medical device calibration lab in Kolkata
- HTM Lab runs on a state-of-the-art CMMS technology platform, the first-of-its-kind in India, that ensures complete asset lifecycle management
Mumbai, November 21, 2022 – Powering human care with a wealth of data and insights and industry pioneering services, Sodexo HTM is making its mark by enabling quality patient care. The company’s Kolkata laboratory has earned the famed NABL Accreditation for the scope of testing and calibration of biomedical equipments. With this, Sodexo joins the elite club of leading healthcare service provider companies in India to be certified for its medical device calibration facility. The prestigious NABL accreditation also puts Sodexo HTM Lab at par with other laboratories accredited by 76 accreditation bodies in 64 economies across the world. NABL or National Accreditation Board of Testing and Calibration Laboratories is a constituent board of Quality Council in India with the scope of ISO:IEC:17025:2017.
According to Sharad Misra, Country Segment Director – Health & Care, Sodexo India,
Receiving NABL accreditation is a matter of pride, and it is an attestation of our capability and efficiency. We are confident that it will boost client confidence in us. By associating with us for maintenance of biomedical equipment and its lifecycle management, healthcare institutions will find a ready means for reliable testing and calibration, manage costs and focus on their core, which is quality patient treatment backed by accurate diagnosis. It will provide them with better control of laboratory operations, safety along with compliance for their NABH accreditation.
Kolkata has been one of the first labs for Sodexo HTM in India. Today, the lab boasts of 5000+ spares catering to over 550 sites, including small & medium hospitals and diagnostic centres in West Bengal and North-East with a team of 150+ biomedical technicians. The success of the project in the region and other states, along with the continuing buoyant demand for improved healthcare services in the country makes us look at an expanded footprint. We aim to commence operations in three more states by end of 2023
added Sharad.
Sodexo HTM in India:
Sodexo HTM is a one-stop solution for clinical technology management. It runs on a state-of-the-art CMMS technology platform supported by a fully equipped lab with a wide variety of spares and accessories to ensure flawless repair and maintenance by expert biomedical technicians. We keep track of the assets, improve equipment uptime and availability at the same time as reducing total cost of ownership for the hospital management. Launched in 2017, Sodexo HTM services are currently operational in 7 states, including West Bengal, Manipur, Orissa, Assam, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Punjab. Know more
About Sodexo
Founded in Marseille in 1966 by Pierre Bellon, Sodexo is the global leader in Quality-of-Life Services, an essential factor in individual and organizational performance. Operating in 53 countries, our 422,000 employees serve 100 million consumers each day. Sodexo Group stands out for its independence and its founding family shareholding, its sustainable business model and its portfolio of activities including Food Services, Facilities Management Services and Employee Benefit Solutions. We provide quality, multichannel, and flexible food experiences, but also design attractive and inclusive workplaces and shared spaces, manage and maintain infrastructure in a safe and environmentally friendly way, offer personalized support for patients or students, or even create programs fostering employee engagement. From Day 1, Sodexo has been focusing on tangible everyday gestures and actions through its services in order to have a positive economic, social and environmental impact over time. For us, growth and social commitment go hand in hand. Creating a better everyday for everyone to build a better life for all is our purpose. Sodexo is included in the CAC Next 20, CAC 40 ESG, FTSE 4 Good and DJSI indices.
About Sodexo India
Sodexo India is fuelled with the brand purpose of creating a better everyday for everyone to build a better life for all. We provide a bouquet of 100+ service offerings to varied clientele — corporates, healthcare organizations, manufacturing locations, educational institutes and in remote environments. Our solutions range across food & catering, facilities management, technical services, workplace experience, energy management, and benefits & rewards services. Sodexo India is powered by a team of 45,000 employees who cater to 500+ clients at 1,100 sites daily. We harbour an inclusive, diverse, fair, equal, and positive work environment to improve the quality of life of those we serve, everyday. For details, visit https://in.sodexo.com/home.html
Group Key Figures
- 21.1 billion euro in Fiscal 2022 consolidated revenues
- 53 countries (as at Feb 28, 2022)
- 422,000 employees as at August 31, 2021
- 100 million consumers served daily
- #2 France-based private employer worldwide
- 12.8 billion euro in market capitalization as at October 25, 2022)