Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has announced that it plans to establish an International Centre of Cardiology in Dubai in collaboration with New York Presbyterian Hospital, which is one of the New York Presbyterian Hospital. His Excellency Humaid Al Qutami, Chairman of the Board and Director-General of the Dubai Health Authority signed an MoU with New York Presbyterian Hospital during his official tour of the USA where he met with several high-level healthcare officials from several health institutions and organizations. Following the MoU signing, Al Qutami, said: “Dubai Health Authority is aware of the growing demand for its specialized health services…

iPMI Magazine Hospital and Clinic News: The registered nurses of Berkshire Medical Center, represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, have filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board against BMC citing management's months long refusal to provide information necessary to negotiate over health insurance, which is a mandatory subject of bargaining under federal labor law. "As nurses we provide much of the health care at our hospital. We are simply looking to negotiate affordable, quality health insurance to keep ourselves and our families healthy," said Amber VanBramer, RN on the MNA BMC Bargaining Committee. "It is…

Gulf Insurance Group has announced its support to Kuwait Association for the Care of Children in Hospital (KACCH) and Bayt Abdullah Children’s Hospice (BACCH), through its contribution of supporting the insurance needs of both organizations. Bayt Abdullah Children’s Hospice provides multi-professional, specialist, pediatric palliative care and support to children with life limiting or life threatening illnesses who are resident in Kuwait, and their families. Dr. Hilal Al-Sayer, President of KACCH said, “Kuwait Association for the Care of Children in Hospital and Bayt Abdullah Children’s Hospice are committed to fulfilling its mission by providing high quality services and care for children…

Bupa has opened its doors to a brand new health and dental clinic on Chancery Lane in Central London. Bupa has invested in a new centre to offer insurance and pay-as-you-go customers a range of services from everyday through to specialist care, all in one prestigious location. The centre is equipped with the latest clinical technology across ten consultation rooms and three dental surgeries, Bupa has also invested in a new panoramic dental x-ray facility. The clinic will provide customers with services and treatments including health assessments, physiotherapy, orthopaedic physician services, GP appointments and dental services including; general dentistry, emergency…

Iqarus has announced the opening of the American Medical Center (AMC) at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan. Andrew Hames, Chief Commercial Development Officer, Iqarus, said, “We are delighted to be opening this new facility. The clinic will provide state-of-the-art services for a diverse group of people operating within the airport. Previously, companies would incur significant expense by sending staff overseas to receive certain types of medical treatment. Now, with the introduction of our new facility, we hope to help minimise cost as well as save time for both individuals and companies based in the area.” The clinic, the only non-military…

iPMI Magazine International Hospital and Clinic Provider News: The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) announced the working hours for all DHA hospitals, primary health centers, medical fitness centers and specialty centers during the Eid Al Fitr holidays on Wednesday. DHA Hospitals: The Accident & Emergency Section will function as usual, however all the outpatient clinics will remain closed during the Eid Holidays— except for Hatta hospital, as it’s family medicine clinic will be open from 7:30 am to 8:30 pm during the Eid Holiday. Hospitals and health centers, will work as per shift timings and medical practitioners will be on call…

His Highness Shaikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, UAE Minister of Finance and President of the Dubai Health Authority has approved a new AED 290 million expansion plan for Dubai Hospital. The first phase of the expansion that will cost around AED 100 million and will include a six-storey building for specialized outpatient clinics. The expansion will meet the growing demand for its medical services from within and outside the country. The six-storey building will be spread across 17,800 square meters and will include 142 specialty clinics—this is three times the current number of specialty clinics…

Sanitas Mayores, the division of Sanitas which specialises in elderly care, is expanding its care home network through the acquisition of Valdeluz, part of the Arpada Group, which manages five nursing homes in the autonomous region of Madrid. As a result Sanitas Mayores becomes the leading operator in the region in terms of number of beds, with over 2,400 units spread across 19 care homes. In addition, the company also runs two day-care centres in Madrid. The five care homes have a total of 840 beds and employ 450 people. Their employees will continue to care for the residents in…

A study from Exact Sciences Corp. and Mayo Clinic released today by the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) shows promise for the development of a blood-based lung cancer test. Researchers conducted a multi-round study of nearly 400 patients, which demonstrated high accuracy for detecting lung cancer at all stages. "These results reveal an opportunity to detect lung cancer from a simple blood draw," said Kevin Conroy, chairman and CEO of Exact Sciences. "Our collaboration with Mayo Clinic is efficiently identifying biomarkers for additional cancer applications on the same technology platform as Cologuard." AACR released an abstract of the study…

Bupa Arabia launches for the first time its one-of-a-kind “maternity booth” in GNP Hospital in Jeddah, through its unique program Tebtom. The motive behind creating the booth was to provide breast feeding mothers with the privacy and comfort they need to breast feed their child naturally during hospital visits. Judy Jisri, Tebtom Program Manager at Bupa Arabia, stated: “We are extremely proud to launch the maternity booth; we aim to engage with mothers directly in order to educate them about the numerous benefits of breastfeeding vs. bottle feeding/formula. The booth is manned by a dedicated female Bupa Delegate that provides…

More than 1.1 million patients visited the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) Hospitals and medical centres in 2016, revealed Dr Ahmad Bin Kalban, CEO of Hospital Services Sector at DHA. Bin Kalban said that Dubai and Rashid hospitals had the highest number of visits in 2016 as Dubai Hospital received 382,106 patients while Rashid Hospital received 325,619. Meanwhile Latifa Hospital received 161,006 patients while Hatta Hospital received 124,074 patients in 2016. DHA’s specialized medical centre’s also received a notable number of patients seeking its specialized treatments. Bin Kalban said the Dubai Diabetes Centre received 44,074 patients, the Dubai Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation…

The Dubai Hospital announced that it has completed its expansion of the nephrology department to increase its patient capacity from 106 to 240 patients per day. According to the hospital’s statistics, there has been a 10 to 15 per cent yearly rise in the number of patients seeking care at the nephrology department. In 2016, the nephrology department, which provides care for dialysis patients with acute and chronic kidney injuries, received 106 patients per day and 33,300 annually. This is a notable increase from 2007—when the department was first established— where the number of patients did not exceed 25,000 patients…