Global Healthcare Accreditation (GHA)

Overview

GHA runs accreditation and certification programmes for hospitals and ambulatory centres, most of them aimed at services for medical travellers (medical tourism), plus a certification for medical travel facilitators; its directory also lists a separate Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations. GHA says its medical travel accreditation complements existing national and international clinical accreditation programmes. GHA also offers consulting, training and strategy development related to medical travel, wellness and healthcare.

Founded: 2016

What It Covers

GHA says its medical travel accreditation reviews an organisation's medical travel programme for patient experience, sustainable business processes and patient-focused clinical processes. Its stated eligibility requires a current operating licence and a medical travel programme located within an accredited hospital, health system or ambulatory centre; GHA points hospitals without a national or international accreditation to its Certification for Excellence in Medical Travel Patient Experience instead. GHA states that its Medical Travel Standards 5.0 are accredited by ISQua EEA.

Limitations

GHA describes its medical travel standards as "specific to medical travel and not redundant to clinical accreditations": the accreditation is designed to sit alongside a clinical-quality accreditation, not to replace one. GHA's pages reviewed on 2026-11-07 publish no outcome data and do not describe GHA checking individual doctors' credentials (its eligibility criteria require "currently licensed, competent health professionals"), so ask the provider for outcome data and check clinician registration separately. GHA accreditation is not a licence to operate. Directory entries include promotional descriptions of each organisation; treat those as marketing text, not verified facts. GHA states that ISQua EEA has accredited its standards; that refers to the standards, not to any individual hospital.

Renewal and Validity

GHA's public pages reviewed on 2026-11-07 do not state an accreditation term. Its directory lists most organisations with a start date only ("Since …") and some with a start and end date. Ask the provider for its current GHA certificate and check the dates shown on it and in the directory.

How to Verify

Verify any claim of GHA (Global Healthcare Accreditation) accreditation directly at: globalhealthcareaccreditation.com/accredited-and-certified-organizations

If a clinic claims this accreditation but does not appear in the public register, ask for the certificate number and expiry date. Contact the accrediting body directly to confirm.