International Hospital of Bahrain

International Hospital of Bahrain W.L.L.

IHB Main Reception
Geography
Location Jidhafs, Bahrain
Coordinates 26°13′9″N 50°31′35″E / 26.21917°N 50.52639°E / 26.21917; 50.52639Coordinates: 26°13′9″N 50°31′35″E / 26.21917°N 50.52639°E / 26.21917; 50.52639
Organisation
Hospital type Private
Services
Emergency department 24-Hour Accident & Emergency
History
Founded October 1978
Links
Website http://www.ihb.net
Main Reception


IHB 24/7 accident & emergency services
IHB Pharmacy open 24/7

The International Hospital of Bahrain (Abbreviation: IHB; Arabic: مستشفى البحرين الدولي ) is one of the major hospitals in the Kingdom of Bahrain and the first private medical center in the kingdom. It is located in Jidhafs, a northern city in Bahrain.

The International Hospital of Bahrain initiated the Visiting Professors program to boost the delivery of health care accessible to the community without having the need to travel abroad. They also organize scientific lectures where distinguished speakers in their respective medical fields are invited to discuss the latest trend in medicine.

History

The IHB started in the seventies in a small flat in the Salmaniya Highway. It was the first private clinic of Mr. Faysal Saeed Zeerah, Bahrain’s first UK-qualified Bahraini Surgeon.

Mr. Zeerah, along with Dr. Ali Fakhro, the first Minister of Health, was also instrumental in designing and building the Salmaniya Medical Center.

Mr. Zeerah, however, foresaw the importance of private medicine and he strongly believed in starting it. Thus, he decided to branch out and build the first private hospital in the Kingdom. The International Hospital of Bahrain WLL was then formed in October 1978, as a modest clinic with very few beds and with Mr. Zeerah as its only doctor. Dr. Reginald Hutchings later on joined as Obstetrician and Gynaecologist. Gradually the services offered expanded: Physiotherapy, a small Laboratory and later on Radiology were added.

Over the years the services kept on growing and adding. Today most of the major specialties are now represented. There are today around seventy doctors (most are specialists and consultants) who practice in the hospital. There is almost four hundred hospital staff to provide support for the service of the community.

Medical and Clinical Support Services

Medical Services

Clinical support services

References

  1. ↑ "Bahrain rescues seaman". Retrieved 2012-01-17.
  2. ↑ "Lifestyle alert over rheumatism". Retrieved 2012-01-17.

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