Dubai’s Clemenceau Medical Center amongst top ten best hospitals for medical tourism

Beirut-based Clemenceau Medical Center (CMC), an affiliate of Johns Hopkins International, was ranked one of the world’s top ten best hospitals for medical tourism in 2010 by the Medical Travel Quality Alliance (MTQUA).

CMC Hospital was the only healthcare facility in the Arab world and Middle East region that made the list. MTQUA assessment was based on strict criteria including patient safety and security, medical quality and outcomes and International patient management. The results will act as a list that will serve as a reference for patients and medical travelers.

This ranking comes in recognition of CMC’s continuous efforts to establish an internationally renowned reputation in the medical tourism sector. In order to shed light on medical tourism in Lebanon & the Middle East, CMC upholds their role internationally by lecturing at the most advanced and specialized medical travel conferences.

CMC achieved this through dynamic participation in major international exhibitions and conferences that tackle the development of medical services and tourism management, organized in Dubai, Singapore, Malaysia, the United States & others.

JCI accreditation in 2009 has contributed to enhancing CMC’s position on the of the Medical Tourism World map.

“It is a great honor to have our hospital recognized among the Top Ten World’s Best Hospitals for Medical Tourism”, said Dr. Mounes Kalaawi, Chief Executive Officer of CMC hospital.

“Since its inception, CMC worked tirelessly to bring the world’s best expertise, and adopting the world’s best practices and standards to the region, which inspired trust in Lebanese society & the Arab region” he added, reiterating the fact that “While CMC took part in conferences & medical tourism organizations, the establishment of an International Patient Services Department at CMC was an essential boost to manage & facilitate the provision of services to international patients. With that service at hand, we were able to encompass 4000 International Patients in 2009, while aspiring for more this year. This accomplishment sets CMC as a worldwide reference of Excellence for Medical Travel, and its success reflects positively on Lebanon and the region”.

Clemenceau Medical Center achieved major milestones in the past 4 years including the Joint Commission International Accreditation, and several international awards & certificates, agreements with worldwide agents, third parties, embassies & healthcare facilities, which supported the heightening of Lebanon in the medical tourism world allowing Lebanon to resume its role as the Pearl of Healthcare in the Middle East.

Kalaawi concluded: “CMC will sustain its commitment to its patients in Lebanon and the region by providing them with the best services, giving their welfare its priority”.

About MTQUA: Medical Travel Quality Alliance is an alliance whose mission is to advance patient safety and medical excellence for traveling patients by encouraging, developing and promoting professionalism in medical travel and tourism.