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AT THE HEART of CARdioloGy CARE in THE UAE
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receiving heart patients not only from the UAE and other GCC states but also from several African countries
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Interventional Cardiology and Surgery, with Fortis Escorts back up, serve as a major advantage and provide crucial timely support to the residents of the northern emirates who earlier had to be rushed to Sharjah and Dubai in case of an emergency. Patients in the other GCC states and in several African countries are also benefitting from the cardiac expertise at RAK Hospital. Established in 2007, the RAK Hospital is a flagship brand of Arabian Healthcare, a joint venture company between the
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centres, 188 daycare speciality centres, 190 diagnostic centres and a base of more than 23,000 employees. The combined entity employs more than 4,000 doctors. Established in 1988, the Fortis Escorts
Heart Institute in New Delhi is a world record holder in the number of cardiac surgeries performed. The institute is the second in Asia, after Japan, to perform robotic heart surgery since 2003. It has 310 beds with 154 critical care beds, nine state- of-the-art operation theatres, five catheter
Colour flow, Tissue Doppler imaging, Carotid Doppler and IMT measurement are some of the latest techniques employed at RAK Hospital. It also has a fully equipped cardiac catheter and electro physiology laboratory. The main treatment facilities and areas of excellence include: ECG, Holter ECG for 24-48 hours, treadmill stress ECG as diagnostic approach for coronary heart diseases, palpitation and arrhythmias
AK Hospital, the first private sector hospital in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates, has established
its full-fledged ‘Centre for Interventional Cardiology and Surgery’ in collaboration with Fortis Escorts Heart Institute of the Fortis Group of India. The Fortis Escorts Heart Institute has an adult cardiac surgical procedure success rate of 99.7%. The comprehensive cardiac care facilities at the hospital’s Centre for
government of Ras Al Khaimah, under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, and ETA Star Healthcare of Dubai. The hospital is managed by Sonnenhof Swiss Health Ltd, a Switzerland-based healthcare company.
On the other hand, Fortis is the largest
integrated healthcare delivery network in the Asia Pacific region. The Fortis network encompasses 74 running hospitals with more than 12,000 beds, 580 primary care
laboratories, and two Heart Command Centres. The institute has a long list of accreditations, awards and accolades. Dr Ashok Seth, one of the region’s
most reputed cardiologists is leading a team of vastly experienced cardiologists and cardiac surgeons from the For tis Escor ts Hear t Institute who are posted at RAK Hospital’s Centre for Interventional Cardiology and Surgery, which offers a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic services. Echo, Doppler,
The hospital is
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