An Open Health Day for Mount Lebanon Hospital University Medical Center (MLHUMC) in collaboration with Balamand University
An Open Health Day for Mount Lebanon Hospital University Medical Center (MLHUMC) in collaboration with Balamand University
A unique initiative that combines treatment to research in presence of top-notch specialists
Small signs might be an alarm to overlaying more serious health issues. In this perspective, Mount Lebanon Hospital University Medical Center (MLHUMC) organized together with Balamand University in Dekwaneh, an Open Health Day to create awareness around chronic diseases and their early detection through routine health checkups.
Specialized medical teams and nurses from different disciplines and expertise greeted and accompanied visitors who flooded from the area and the far neighborhoods to partake in this unique health day and discover the hospital closely as well as the medical services and treatments it offers, as well as go through the available tests on-site, such as the blood pressure, the pulse and other related heart tests to the FIT screening which can reveal a colon cancer, the low dose CT scan and many more.
Commenting on the event, Dr. Nazih Gharios, Chief Executive Officer of Mount Lebanon Hospital University Medical Center (MLHUMC) and leading Radiologist said : “The concept of hospitalization has drastically changed over the years whereby the hospital and the patient are connected all the time through the net or the social media platforms at times, which dictates to the hospital to go meet the individuals and take them through the diverse offerings and specializations to break the barriers and lure them in. This type of initiatives brings us closer and build a solid bond”.
Dr. Elie Gharios, President of MLHUMC and Medical Doctor, spoke in his turn stressing on the importance of the Health Day in creating medical awareness and helping people get early screening and prevention from the diseases, which helps in reducing the hospitalization costs in most of the times. The presence of the medical staff puts the patients at ease as they get to know them personally and share their fears and worries while being reassured they are treated by specialists with state-of-the-art machines.” He added: “MLHUMC has been awarded 3 times today the Joint Commission International (JCI) and this qualification is bestowed for the excellence in patient safety and quality care”.
Visitors of the day enjoyed personalized treatments and consultations and expressed their contentment getting familiar with the unique and modern equipment led by expert teams.
The Open Health Day was held at the new Balamand University Dekwaneh campus which is affiliated to the Mount Lebanon University Hospital since 2020 after having signed a memorandum of understanding in line with the mission of the Hospital being committed to providing excellence in healthcare.
