Jabil’s Dominican Republic site has become the first in the country to achieve MedAccred Accreditation for Plastics Mechanical Assembly, meeting the stringent audit requirements set by MedAccred subscribing members including Baxter, BD, Boston Scientific Corp., Edwards Lifesciences, Johnson & Johnson, Medtronic plc, Philips, Roche Diagnostics, and Stryker Corp.
 
The MedAccred audit and accreditation program is the sole industry-managed supply chain oversight program for key critical manufacturing processes in the medical device industry. The accreditation assures that critical manufacturing processes meet industry consensus requirements, leading to the production of high-quality end products, ultimately enhancing patient safety.
 
“MedAccred Accreditation is globally recognized as conveying quality and is a major accomplishment,” MedAccred Vice President Bob Lizewski stated. “The medical device industry has incorporated MedAccred into its approach for handling risk, as it demonstrates compliance to industry standards, customer requirements and best practices. I congratulate Jabil Dominican Republic for their continued focus and dedication to quality which has resulted in their attaining MedAccred Accreditation for Plastics Mechanical Assembly.”
 
“It was three years ago that Jabil attended a MedAccred Summit where the value that our OEM partners are putting into this program became clear. From this initial meeting, Jabil has advanced this program in several of our key sites and leveraged our accreditation as a selling point for new business for these OEM sponsors,” Jabil Vice President of Quality and Regulatory Affairs Bruce Marchioni stated. “Jabil’s culture of quality and our focus on continuous improvement aligns well with our efforts in MedAccred, by using focused process assessments to ensure our manufacturing sites operate with industry-recognized best practices.”

MedAccred is a medical device industry-managed, critical process supply chain oversight program that reduces risk to patient safety, assures quality products and verifies compliance with requirements. The program is administered by the Performance Review Institute, a not-for-profit trade association started in 1990. PRI is a global administrator of industry-managed critical process accreditation programs focused on improving process and product quality with collaboration among stakeholders in industries where safety and quality are shared goals.
 
“MedAccred certification reflects our commitment to Quality and Customer Satisfaction. Our team is passionate about challenging current practices and implementing the ideas that will help us strengthen customer trust,” explained Sigfrido Delgado, Jabil vice president of Global Business Units for the Medical Technology Sector.
 
Evelyn Ferrer, senior director of Operations for Latin America, added: “Our relentless pursuit of quality defines not just what we do, but who we are. MedAccred provides insight that will strengthen our future growth aspirations.”
 
“At Jabil our main focus is providing valued solutions that meet or exceed customer expectations. We are committed to maintaining an effective quality management system to ensure safety and compliance,” noted Carlos Padilla, Jabil Quality Director for Latin America. “Quality is our competitive advantage—and our teams understand that. We achieve our high standards through empowered employees and a tireless drive for continuous improvement; therefore, the accreditation validates that we maintain the highest quality standards for our products and services.”
 
Jabil’s operation in Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic, is located outside the capital, Santo Domingo, and close to the bustling port in Haina. As part of the PIISA Industrial Park, Jabil works alongside a diverse number of multinational companies, including a concentration of globally-recognized healthcare brands. The site provides more than 60,000 square feet of total manufacturing space and 36,000 square feet of cleanroom space, operated by a workforce of more than 800 employees.
 
Jabil is a manufacturing solutions provider with more than 260,000 employees across 100 locations in 30 countries.