Wednesday 04 / June / 2025
Muscat: The Royal Hospital on Monday officially launched its Comprehensive Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) programme under the auspices of Dr. Ahmed Salim Al Manthari, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health for Planning and Health Organization.
In his keynote speech, the Undersecretary emphasised the strategic and national importance of risk management in the health sector.
He highlighted the impact of implementing comprehensive ERM on governance, transparency, healthcare service quality improvement, and leadership’s role in fostering a risk-aware culture and data-driven decision making.
He underscored the importance of aligning the risk management program with Oman Vision 2040 and its goals of efficiency, sustainability, and quality of life.
He called for genuine commitment in implementing comprehensive ERM through continued training workshops in the coming phase. Dr. Jawaher Mubarak Al Kalbani, Assistant Director General for Medical Support Affairs at the Royal Hospital, stated that launching the ERM programme represents a strategic step toward effective governance, highest quality and safety standards, and modern management.
She noted that the programme enhances risk prediction capabilities and supports informed strategic decision-making for institutional sustainability and performance effectiveness.
Al Kalbani added that the program is designed based on the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM) model, adapted to national needs. It includes risk classification across eight key domains and development of standardised tools like FMEA and Key Risk Indicators (KRIs).
She said that this launch initiates upcoming implementation phases including intensive training courses and building an integrated institutional system for comprehensive, sustainable program application.
Engineer Ali Al Sheidani from Oman Vision 2040 Office highlighted the program’s alignment with Oman Vision 2040 and future strategies.
Dr. Suad Al Ismaili, Director of Quality Management and Patient Safety Department at the Royal Hospital, presented the eight pillars of the comprehensive ERM program and new policy.
The ceremony featured a video presentation showcasing the Royal Hospital’s ERM journey.
Notably, the comprehensive ERM program aims to build an institutional risk-aware culture, enhance response capabilities to various risks (clinical, operational, or strategic), and support risk analysis-based planning for optimal resource utilisation while improving healthcare regulation and patient safety.
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