The Health Minister Inaugurates the German Orthopaedic Hospital
The opening ceremony was attended by His Excellency Shiekh Fawaz bin Mohammed Alkhalifa, President of the General Organization for Youth & Sports (GOYS), Mr. Hubert Lang, the German Ambassador to Bahrain and a number of dignitaries. Representing Venture Capital Bank (VCBank) was Mr. Abdullatif Mohammed Janahi, CEO and Board member. Dr. Ahmed Aljawhary, Chief Investment Officer of Venture Capital & Business Development division, Eng. Saeed Haji, Director of Venture Capital & Business Development, in addition to the team working on the project. VCBank was the institution behind planning and structuring the German Orthopaedic Hospital project. Following a symbolic cutting of the ribbon, his Excellency Dr. Faisal bin Yaqoob Alhamar, the Health Minister and dignitaries were taken on a tour of the different departments in the hospital.
His Excellency commented by saying, "It is wonderful to see International medical expertise, specially from Germany, take root in the Kingdom of Bahrain. We have always been working to make Bahrain the main destination for medical tourism in the region". The Minister continued by expressing the support of the ministry for private sector initiatives such as the German Orthopaedic Hospital.
Mr. Janahi commented by saying: "I would like to express my thanks to his Excellency the Minister of Health, Dr. Faisal bin Yaqoob Alhamar, for gracing us at this ceremony today. I would also like to thank Shk. Fawaz Alkhalifa, GOYS President, and Mr. Hubert Lang, the Ambassador of Germany, for their continuing support to make this project a success".
The hospital was erected in Bahrain in the heart of the Middle East after VCBank adopted the idea of establishing a fully equipped hospital complete with expert German medical staff. VCBank established the Hospital to provide a centre of excellence for orthopaedic treatments and rehabilitation with a cadre of specialized surgeons and professionals from Germany. This unique project is part of VCBank's plan to establish a chain of medical centres of excellence in various specialities in the Kingdom of Bahrain to attract patients from both Bahrain and the GCC. The German Orthopaedic Hospital bridges a gap in the medical services sector by offering first rate orthopaedic treatments and rehabilitation. The Hospital focuses in its first phase on orthopaedic surgery, sports medicine (including physiological diagnosis), Radiology (Digital X-Rays and MRI) and pain treatment. The main medical team is composed of surgeons, anaesthetists and nurses from Germany. This team is supervised by Dr. Roettinger, who is a world renounced surgeon who previously occupied several leading positions in many German hospitals and played a vital role in establishing and running them.
Dr. Roettinger, the Chief Medical Officer, thanked, on behalf of himself and the Hospital team, His Excellency Dr. Alhamar, for his immense support since the project was an idea. He also thanked His Excellency Shk. Fawaz Alkhalifa, and Mr. Hubert Lang for all the help they provided.
At the end of the ceremony, Mr. Janahi expressed VCBank's deep gratitude and thanks to everyone who backed this project, naming the Central Bank of Bahrain, Ministry of Health, the German Embassy, And His Excellency Shk. Fawaz Alkhalifa. Tokens of appreciation were presented to His Excellency Dr. Alhamar, His Excellency Shk. Fawaz Alkhalifa and Mr. Hubert Lang.
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