GMC (THUMBAY) HOSPITAL BECOMES FIRST PRIVATE HOSPITAL TO LAUNCH
CATH LAB SERVICES IN AJMAN
The GMC (THUMBAY) Hospital Ajman, the 1st JCI Accredited Hospital in Ajman expanded its
advanced range of services by launching a state-of-the-art Cath Lab. His Highness Sheikh Humaid Bin
Rashid Al Nuaimi Member of the Supreme Council UAE and Ruler of Ajman inaugurated the CATH
LAB in the presence of Mr. Thumbay Moideen, Founder President of Thumbay Group. His Highness
was accompanied by His Highness Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Sheikh Ahmed Bin
Humaid Al Nuaimi, Sheikh Rashid Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi and His Excellency Sheikh Dr. Majid Bin
Saeed Al Nuaimi. Mr. Akbar Moideen Thumbay Director Healthcare and Retail, Thumbay Group UAE,
other dignitaries, officials from the ministries, medical equipment companies and the hospital
management were present on the occasion. International experts like Dr Anil K D’Cruz, Director Tata
Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India, Mr. Dennis Brown, Corporate Chief Executive Officer,
Bumrungrad International Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand, Dr Christian Taube, CEO, UKE Consult &
Management GmbH, Hamburg, Germany, Dr. Vivek Desai, Managing Director, Hosmac India Pvt Ltd,
Mumbai, India, and Dr Mounes Kalaawi, CEO, Clemenceau Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon were
also present.
With the addition of this state-of-the-art facility, the Cath lab will expand the hospital's capacity to
treat steeply increasing heart and artery-related health issues of the region. “Our aim is to continue
delivering the best healthcare in the region through the use of latest technology," said Akbar
Moideen.
The Cardiology Department of GMC (THUMBAY) Hospital Ajman specializes in all kind of cardiology
services including Interventional cardiology; GMC Hospital has the First Hybrid Cath lab in Ajman. We
have with us renowned cardiac specialists who perform emergency Interventional Cardiac
Treatment said Dr. Manvir Singh Walia, Administrative Director, Healthcare Division, Thumbay
Group UAE. The benefit of having both surgical equipment and high-end angiographic equipment is
the ability to perform coordinated and specialized, tailored approaches to unique cardiologic
problems explained Dr. Walia.
GMC (THUMBAY) Hospital Ajman has highly qualified cardiologists with extensive experience in
endovascular interventions. Besides performing the regular interventional procedures, which
includes balloon and stents for Coronary Artery Disease .With a dedicated unit of four full-time
Cardiologists and a team of junior doctors, nurses, and technicians trained to the highest standard in
cardiac care, the specialists diagnose and manage full range of heart conditions. The lab is fully
equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and complete range of services – from cardiac investigations
to interventional cardiology procedures in ultramodern Catheterization Lab (Cath Lab).
The hospital, which caters to patients from over 175 countries, offers a multidisciplinary in-patient
program, and also has complete coronary care unit for critical cardiac patients. For acute cardiac
cases specially heart attacks to ensure that the patients go through timely treatment according to
recent clinical guidelines. Emergency patients are sent directly to Coronary Care Unit (CCU) or Cath
Lab (if needed).
The hospital offers 24/7 emergency cardiac service for patients with acute heart attacks with
international standards for emergency cathlab and coronary interventions.
Common procedures performed include Directional coronary artery stenting, Radial angiography &
angioplasty, Coronary artery stenting, CT Coronary angiography, Peripheral angiogram & angioplasty
(carotid, subclavian, lilac femoral, renal, etc.), and Temporary Pacemaker Implantation.
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