Specialty Hospital

Hospital News:

17/3/2008:

***European Accreditation System***

ISO 15189

The laboratory Of The Specialty Hospital has achieved European Accreditation System ISO 15189 For

Clinical Chemistry Including Hematology

In corporation with Jordan Accreditation System (JAS) which is branch of Jordan Institute For Standards and Metrology (JISM).

20-23/11/2007

The specialty hospital participate in the second IMTC manila- Philippine.

The Private Hospitals Asspciation participated in the second international medical travel conference held in manila- Philippines in the period 20-23 November 2007.
IMTC is the global event platform for all involved in medical travel to meet and address the core issues such as patients' perception of overseas medical service quality.
The hospital's participation was under the umbrella of the private hospital association and with the support of SABEQ (Sustainable Achievement of Business Expansion and Quality) program which is a USAID funded program.
The specialty hospital representatives (Dr. Fawzi Al-Hammouri, Mr. Hashem Abu Sneineh) dedicated huge efforts to inform people about Jordan and its medical sector. They tried to create a unique image about Jordan in the delegates' minds.
The conference as a whole was a good chance to market Jordan and its medical tourism and to create more relations with people from different countries that includes India, Korea, Philippines and even U.K, Australia and the U.S.A.
Dr. Fawzi Alhammouri the General Manager of the specialty hospital and the chairman of the private hospitals association, gave a beneficial lecture that gave delegates a good idea about Jordan specifically, and the Middle East in general and the medical tourism in both of them. Dr Fawzi discussed the cross borders patients' movement in the Middle East and the benefits of the growth of the medical tourism in Jordan and the Middle East.

22/8/2007

New Technology in specialty Hospital

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Independence day and king Abdullah's II award specialty hospital celebration:

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Specialty hospital the winner of king Abdullah's award for excellence:

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Health News :

11/7/2007

A lecture was held about the quality of the medical services provided for the patients. The lecturer was

Dr.Jafar Abu Taleb ( the accreditation program consultant for the specialty hospital). This lecture targeted all the residents from different specialties

4/7/2007

A bone mineral densitometry lecture was arranged in association with the nuclear medicine center. This lecture was given to a group of physicians from outside the hospital. the by Dr. Odeh Altaleb.

17/6/2007

A lecture about Hypertension was given by Dr.Mohammad al-Lawzi (Consultant Nephrologist). This lecture mainly targeted the residents in the specialty hospital.

29/3/2007

Diabetes disease was the main topic of Dr.Nadeem Jarah's lecture held on this day. This lecture targeted people from outside society. Nearly 70 persons attended this lecture which is one of many lectures in the hospital's plan to serve the external community

Medical Lecture at Specialty Hospital

A medical lecture was held in Specialty Hospital, on July 15, 2006 at the Queen Rania Al-Abdallah Hall. The lecture was for Cardiologists, Heart Surgeons, Vascular Surgeons and Interventional Angiography Doctors, entitled:

1. Silver Hawk System
“ New Frontline in Peripheral Intervention ”
2. NMR Lipid Profile

It was given by
Dr. Aiman M. Hamdan, MD.FACC.FSCAL
American Board Internal Medicine
American Board Cardiology
American Board Interventional Cardiology Nuclear Cardiology
Director of fellowship program at SJHMC

Influenza Virus
Prepared by:
Mohammad Jamel Salim; RN,MSc in clinical biochemistry, Nursing Supervisor.

Oily fish linked to premature birth
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Study links high copper, fat diets to Alzheimer's
Chicago Sun-Times -
Copper is an essential nutrient that's found in healthful foods such as shellfish, whole grains and fruits and vegetables. But too much copper, when combined with a diet high in saturated and trans fat, can accelerate memory loss and other cognitive declines in the elderly by the equivalent of 19 years of aging, a study has found.

FDA warns consumers over counterfeit glucose test strips
MarketWatch -
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday issued an alert over counterfeit blood glucose test strips being sold for use with models of Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ) LifeScan Inc.