List of prominent hospitals in Asia
Fortis Hospitals (India) www.fortishealthcare.com/
Specialties: Cardiology, Orthopedics and Neuro Sciences.
Notes: recent addition of the Escorts Heart Institute and Research Center – Fortis Healthcare Limited is the largest Cardiac Programs in the world with over 5,000 surgeries and 14,000 angiographies on an annual basis.
MaxHealthcare (India) www.maxhealthcare.in/
Specialties: Cardiology
Notes: A 24-hour on-site Consultant Cardiology cover for “Rapid” management of Heart Attacks is available in case of emergencies
AIIMS Hospital (India) www.aiims.edu
Notes: Important capacity 1000 — Total outpatients in 2005: 424,703 — fully computerized and networked Hospital Information System (HIS) – fully digital radiology department, 24/7 telemedicine services
Wockhardt Hospital (India) www.wockhardthsopitals.net
Specialties: Cardiolody, brain and spine surgery
Notes: JCI (joint Commission international) hospital — Use of new surgical treatments in their facilities (Wockhardt minimal access hospital)
Apollo Hospital (India) www.apollohospitals.com
Specialties: Cardiolody, Orthopedic
Notes: 27,000 heart surgeries with a success rate of 99.6%, on par with global standards– 70% success rate in Bone Marrow Transplant – Declared as a ‘Centre of Excellence’ by the Government of India — First Indian hospital to introduce newer techniques in coronary angioplasty, stereotactic radiotherapy and radio-surgery (for CNS tumors)
Hiranandani (India) www.hiranandani.com/hiranandanihospital.htm
Specialties: Surgery, Dentistry, Anesthesiology and Complementary Medicine.
Notes: Small capacity 130 beds – environmental standards within is as recommended by ASHRAE (American society for Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers)
Piyavate Hospital (Thailand) www.piyavate.com
Specialties: Cardiology and Orthopedic
Notes: the hospitals is organised in dedicated poles: “the perfect heart institute” ( heart health, including heart disease, congestive heart failure…) with cardiovascular MRI, MDCT, EECP, cardiac electrophysiology + “the Bone and joint Institue” with minimally-invasive microsurgery and image-guided surgery.
TRSC Lasik Center (Thailand) www.lasikthai.com
Specialties: Lasik refractive surgery
Notes: biggest stand-alone LASIK facility in Asia with 5 modern operating rooms –
Bumrungrad Hospital (Thailand) www.bumrungrad.com/
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Samitivej Sukhumvit (Thailand) www.samitivej.co.th
Specialties: complex surgery, cosmetic care
Notes: 270 beds, 87 examination suites, over 400 specialists — Hotel like facilities (Samitivej plaza has 20 tenants ranging from 7-eleven to Starbucks)
National University Hospital (Singapore) www.nuh.com.sg
Specialties: cardiac (heart), obstetrics and gynaecology, surgery, oncology (cancer), paediatrics (children), ophthalmology (eye), orthopaedic and gastroenterology services
Notes: National University Hospital (NUH) opened its doors to the public in 1985 as the first restructured hospital in Singapore – Big capacity 928-bed – 22 clinical, 3 dental and 6 paramedical departments, 4 medical institutes
Mount Elisabeth Hospital (Singapore) www.mountelizabeth.com.sg
Specialties: orthopedic surgery, neurology
Notes: Mount Elisabeth is part of the Parkway group and is often heralded as the top proced hospital in Singapore mainly due to the complexity of the procedures perforemd and the quality of the accomodation.
