Abu Dhabi, UAE, 02 January 2013 – Mafraq Hospital, owned and operated by Abu Dhabi Health Services Company ( SEHA ), has announced the success of ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialists in achieving a bone conduction implant – the Bonebridge™. The operation was performed for the first time in the UAE and the patient was a 19-year- old Emarati.
The surgery was successfully performed by a team led by Dr. Mondy Hammad, Chief of ENT, at Mafraq Hospital. The patient, Hamad Ibrahim, has suffered from a hearing impediment in his left ear since childhood.
The Bonebridge™ consists of a magnetic device that is surgically implanted under the skin behind the ear, capturing sound and transmitting signals via electromagnetic waves to the skull and then on to the ear.
Commenting on the success, Dr. Mondy Hammad said, ‘Being the first of its kind in the UAE, the operation makes us at Mafraq Hospital truly honored to add this medical breakthrough to our list of other achievements. This new hearing system will overcome many shortcomings of traditional hearing aids such as embarrassment for users, especially for young people like Hamad.’
Hamad’s father elaborated, ‘We discovered Hamad was deaf in his left ear when he was 8 and he was put on medication in India when he was 15, which improved his hearing by around 60%, but the situation worsened after he finished the course. Doctors advised us to install an external hearing device, but I refused; then, Dr. Mondy from Mafraq Hospital suggested that we wait for a new device that is implanted under the skin and doesn’t show, in addition to another device that can easily be removed and thankfully, the operation was a great success. We are more than satisfied with the final outcome.’
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About Mafraq Hospital
Mafraq Hospital was presented with the Diamond Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Award in May 2011 in recognition of its quest for excellence and in support of the hospital’s commitment in putting customers’ first, providing quality care for patients and adherence to business best practice.
The hospital was built, and opened, in 1983 as the largest tertiary referral treatment hospital in the United Arab Emirates at the time. Mafraq Hospital remains a tertiary hospital with 451 beds and services include medicine, obstetrics, pediatrics, as well as surgical and critical care services that support the trauma program. Mafraq Hospital operates the largest burn unit in the country and is a Center of Excellence for ENT and Thoracic surgery.
Mafraq Hospital is part of the SEHA HealthSystem and is owned and operated by Abu Dhabi Health Services Company PJSC ( SEHA ) which is responsible for the curative activities of the public hospitals and clinics of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
Mafraq Hospital physicians are amongst the best in their specialist fields with international qualifications and world class expertise The medical staff are supported by a capable and professional nursing and paramedical staff who are well trained and motivated to provide quality healthcare services to the public. Emiratization is extremely important to Mafraq Hospital and many of the hospital’s highly skilled physicians are UAE Nationals. The hospital also believes in customer service excellence and in providing quality healthcare with integrity and service excellence in a caring environment. With this in mind Mafraq Hospital launched ‘Mafraq Ambassadors – We Care’ which aims to make each and every one of the 2038 employee’s a Customer Service Ambassador.
A new hospital will open in 2014 that will replace the current Mafraq Hospital campus. The new facility will continue to provide the service and personal care that patients have come to expect from Mafraq Hospital and will secure Mafraq Hospital’s position as a leading trauma and surgery hospital. It will also serve as the community hospital for one of the fastest growing areas in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi whilst continuing to align its goals with those of the Executive Council and Abu Dhabi 2030.
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About the SEHA Health System and the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company PJSC ( SEHA )
SEHA is health in Arabic. The Abu Dhabi Health Services Company PJSC- whose marketing identity is SEHA – is an independent, public joint stock company created to develop the curative activities of the public healthcare system in Abu Dhabi. The company owns and operates all the public hospitals and clinics of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi which together make up the SEHA HealthSystem . SEHA is committed to continuous improvement of customer care to recognized international standards and providing our customers and communities served world-class healthcare. SEHA has partnered with internationally recognized hospital managers to achieve these goals. These include Johns Hopkins Medicine International, Cleveland Clinic Foundation and Fresenius Medical Care. SEHA owns and operates 12 hospitals with 2,644 beds, more than 60 ambulatory care, family care and urgent care centers and 2 blood banks. SEHA is one of the largest integrated healthcare providers in the Middle East with more than 17,000 doctors, nurses, ancillary care and administrative personnel in its employ. Visit our website at www.seha.ae.
For media information contact:
Fadya Al Kathairi
Marketing & Communications Officer
Mafraq Hospital
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E: falkathairi@mafraqhospital.ae
Amanda Banham
Director of Marketing & PR
Mafraq Hospital
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E: abanham@mafraqhospital.ae
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