Specialty Hospital is a medical center in Amman

Amman

Amman is the capital of Jordan. It is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Greater Amman area has a population of 2,842,629 as of 2010. The population of Amman is expected to jump from 2.8 million to almost...

, Jordan

Jordan

Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...

, established in 1993 under royal patronage. A 250-bed multispecialty equipped facility, it was the first hospital to attain the OHSAS 18001 certification and is also the owner of several other international and national accreditations and recognitions, such as MECC award, King Abdullah II award, HCAC accreditation, ISO 9002 and ISO 9001, and more.

The Specialty Hospital serves as a teaching hospital

Teaching hospital

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 in six specialties: General Surgery

General surgery

General surgery, despite its name, is a surgical specialty that focuses on abdominal organs, e.g., intestines including esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, liver, pancreas, gallbladder and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland . They also deal with diseases involving the skin, breast, soft...

, Gynecology, Pediatrics

Pediatrics

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, General Medicine, Radiology

Radiology

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 and Anesthesia

Anesthesia

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. Hospital services include all the general services in medicine and surgery as well as specialized services for laparoscopic surgery

Laparoscopic surgery

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, cardiac surgery

Cardiac surgery

Cardiovascular surgery is surgery on the heart or great vessels performed by cardiac surgeons. Frequently, it is done to treat complications of ischemic heart disease , correct congenital heart disease, or treat valvular heart disease from various causes including endocarditis, rheumatic heart...

, joint replacement

Joint replacement

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 and transplant surgery, such as kidney and corneal transplants. It features equipment and facilities including an Open MRI, a 3T MRI and 64-Slice CT Scan, 10 Operating Rooms with telemedicine capabilities, an I.V.F. Genetics Lab, 36 Royal Luxury Suites, and a Specialized Concierge Office for international patients.

The hospital currently treats patients from Sudan

Sudan

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, Libya

Libya

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, Yemen

Yemen

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, Palestine

Palestine

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 and Iraq

Iraq

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, but seeks to expand its medical tourism market globally.

See also

• Health in Jordan
  Health in Jordan
  Jordan has quite an advanced health care system, although services remain highly concentrated in Amman. Government figures have put total health spending in 2002 at some 7.5 percent of Gross domestic product , while international health organizations place the figure even higher, at approximately...
  
  
• King Hussein Cancer Center
  King Hussein Cancer Center
  The King Hussein Cancer Center is a medical center in Amman, Jordan. It treats both adult and pediatric patients...
  
  
• King Abdullah University Hospital
  King Abdullah University Hospital
  King Abdullah University Hospital , often abbreviated KAUH, is a hospital near Ar Ramtha, Jordan. It largest medical structure in the north of the country, serving the approximately one million inhabitants of the Irbid, Ajloun, Jerash, and Mafraq governorates...
  
  
• Medical education in Jordan
  Medical education in Jordan
  Medical education in Jordan includes educational activities involved in the education and training of Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, from entry-level training through to continuing education of qualified specialists.The history of Jordanian medical education...
  
  
• Tourism in Jordan
  Tourism in Jordan
  Tourism is one of the most important sectors in Jordan's economy. In 2010, 8 million tourists from various countries visited Jordan, with tourist receipts amounting to about 3.5 billion dollars...