Dr. Namita Jaggi

Dr Namita Jaggi is the Chairperson of Lab Services and Infection Control, and Chief of Education and Research at Artemis Hospital, Gurugram, with over 33 years of experience in medical microbiology, infection prevention and control, antimicrobial stewardship, and healthcare epidemiology.

An alumnus of the prestigious Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC), New Delhi, Dr Jaggi has been pivotal in setting up the Artemis NABL-accredited lab with state-of-the-art technology and stringent quality control.

She is a recognised national and international authority in antimicrobial resistance (AMR), device-associated infection rates, healthcare worker safety, and patient safety programmes in tertiary care hospitals.

She is also a JCI Surveyor, NABL Assessor, NABH Assessor (Entry Level), and Bureau Veritas Green OT Assessor. Dr Jaggi consults in English and Hindi.

Specialty Areas and Services

Hospital Infection Prevention and Control in Gurugram

Dr Namita Jaggi leads one of India's most robust hospital infection control programmes, with a structured team of infection control nurses:

• Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) surveillance and reduction
• Device-Associated Infection monitoring (CLABSI, CAUTI, VAP)
• Surgical Site Infection (SSI) surveillance and prevention
• Hand hygiene programmes and WHO compliance audits
• Outbreak investigation and management
• Isolation and PPE protocols in critical care
• Healthcare worker safety and post-exposure protocols
• Patient and family education on infection prevention

Antimicrobial Stewardship and AMR Research

Antimicrobial resistance is one of Dr Jaggi's most active areas of national and international work:

• Antibiotic Stewardship Committee chairpersonship
• Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance and trend analysis
• Hospital antibiogram development and update
• De-escalation protocols for ICU antibiotics
• AMR detection using molecular and rapid diagnostic methods
• Research projects on AMR reduction and microbiome
• Multi-drug resistant organism (MDRO) containment

Lab Medicine and Microbiology Services

Dr N Jaggi oversees a NABL-accredited lab covering full diagnostic microbiology and clinical pathology:

• Bacterial culture and sensitivity (blood, urine, sputum, pus, body fluids)
• Mycobacteriology (TB culture, GeneXpert, MGIT)
• Mycology for fungal infections
• Virology including PCR-based diagnostics
• Molecular microbiology (multiplex PCR for sepsis, respiratory and GI panels)
• Serology for hepatitis, HIV, dengue, scrub typhus, leptospirosis
• Hospital sample surveillance and environmental cultures

Healthcare Epidemiology and Patient Safety

A core focus area combining clinical microbiology with hospital quality:

• Patient Safety Officer responsibilities
• Hospital epidemiology programmes
• Quality indicator development and reporting
• Root cause analysis for HAI events
• Reuse of single-use devices policies and audits
• Green OT and environmental safety initiatives

Hospital Accreditation, Quality, and Audit Roles

Dr Jaggi serves as a senior assessor for India's leading healthcare accreditation bodies:

• JCI (Joint Commission International) Surveyor for hospital labs
• NABL Assessor (Quality Council of India)
• NABH Assessor (Entry Level)
• Green OT Assessor with Bureau Veritas India
• Lab quality control and ISO 15189-aligned reporting

Education, Research and Training

As Chief of Education and Research at Artemis Hospital, Dr Jaggi runs several training and academic programmes:

• DNB programmes oversight
• Paramedical training programmes (NSDC – Udaan)
• Clinical research projects and protocol design
• Faculty development and CME programmes
• Publications and conference contributions in IPC and AMR

Common Areas of Clinical Impact

Dr Jaggi's work directly supports the safety and outcomes of patients across:

• ICU and critical care patients
• Transplant recipients (kidney, liver, BMT)
• Cancer patients on chemotherapy
• Post-surgical patients
• Newborns and neonatal ICU patients
• Immunocompromised and elderly patients

Credentials and Trust Signals

Dr Namita Jaggi holds a strong academic and management background combining medicine, microbiology, and healthcare administration:

• MBBS from Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC), New Delhi – Distinctions in Physiology, Microbiology, and Ophthalmology; Best Student Award in Ophthalmology and Gold Medal in Medicine
• MD Microbiology from Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC), New Delhi (1993)
• MBA in Healthcare Management from Annamalai University
• PGDQMHHO from Symbiosis
• edX Verified Certificate – Improving Global Health: Focusing on Quality and Safety

Awards, Leadership Roles, and Academic Contributions

Dr Jaggi has been internationally recognised for her work in infection prevention and AMR:

• WHO Asia Pacific Hand Hygiene Excellence Award (2010 to 2011) – Artemis was the 1st hospital in Asia to win this WHO award under her leadership
• APIC Heroes of Infection Prevention Award (2012)
• SHEA International Ambassador Award (2015)
• IFIC Scholarship Award (2014, Malta)
• 10th Aadhi Aabadi Women Achievers Award (December 2018)
• Executive Board Member, Asia Pacific Society for Infection Control (APSIC)
• Executive Board Member, Hospital Infection Society of India (HISI)
• Country Secretary, International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC)
• Invited Faculty, HISICON 2025 (SGPGI Lucknow), APSIC Congress (Jakarta), Unify Conference 2025 (Chicago)
• Active AMR researcher with focus on artificial intelligence, microbiome, and antimicrobial resistance reduction

Current Hospital Affiliations and Past Experience

Dr Namita Jaggi has been associated with Artemis Hospital, Sector 51, Gurugram for over 19 years, holding progressively senior roles:

• Chairperson of Labs and Infection Control, Chief of Education and Research at Artemis Hospital, Gurugram (since May 2019)
• Director, Labs and Infection Control at Artemis Hospital, Gurugram (March 2007 to May 2019)
• Chairperson, Antibiotic Stewardship Committee, Secretary, Infection Control Committee, DNB Chief, and Patient Safety Officer at Artemis Hospital, Gurugram
• JCI Surveyor, Joint Commission International (since May 2016)
• NABL Assessor, Quality Council of India (since February 2015)
• Green OT Assessor, Bureau Veritas India (since June 2015)
• NABH Assessor (Entry Level), NABH / QCI (October 2016 to October 2017)

About Artemis Hospital, Gurugram

Artemis Hospital, Sector 51, Gurugram, is a 525,000 sq. ft. multispecialty tertiary care hospital and the first JCI and NABH accredited super speciality hospital in Gurgaon.

Established in 2007 by the promoters of the Apollo Tyres Group, the hospital has built a strong reputation for patient safety, infection control, lab medicine, transplant care, oncology, and critical care.

Its Lab Medicine and Infection Control programmes are recognised internationally for their adherence to WHO, JCI, and NABL standards.

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