IJN:
NATIONAL HEART INSTITUTE KUALU LUMPUR, MALAYSIA
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Phone: 1-888-682-6449/1-303-670-5640
Fax: (425) 984-7676
The IJN is a one stop centre for
comprehensive cardiac services ranging from simple surgery to
transplants.
Services - this list is not comprehensive:
• Angiogram and
Angioplasty procedures via radial artery
• Implantation of AICSs
• Minimally invasive
surgeries
• Stent implantations
• Endoscopic vein
harvesting
• Off-pump surgery
• Bypass surgery on
“awake” patients
• Implantation of
mechanical heart assist device readily available at the IJN
• Heart Transplants
• Open heart and closed
heart surgeries
• Bone marrow stem cell
transplant for severe ischemic heart disease
• Along with inpatient
and outpatient treatments and complete rehabilitation programs,
including physical, emotional and diet programs
• ESP (Executive
Screening Program) This process goes beyond the normal medical
examination taking you through tailor-made tests and medical screening
to determine your state of health, especially your heart. The doctor
will discuss your results the same day and comprehensive report will be
mailed to you.
Facilities:
• Located in Kuala
Lumpur in sprawling grounds, the Hospital has 8 general wards, with
rooms ranging from Suites, single to 6 bedded rooms. All rooms have TV,
Telephone, ensuite bathrooms and a nurse call system. Each ward is
equipped with an isolation ward.
• 18 bedded intensive
card unit
• 12 bedded coronary
care unit
• 10 bedded Paediatric
Intensive care unit
• 24 hour Emergency
Department with 6 beds for monitoring unstable units
• 5 operating theatres
• 11 bedded daycare
ward for patients where patients need only stay for a few hours
• Continuous
reinvestment to upgrade the facilities and equipment
Patient
Care:
• Dedicated to
providing the best quality in cardiovascular and cardiothoracic care
• Ensuring all client
requirements are fulfilled and exceeded
• Internal and external
surveys as part of “Continuous improvement program”
• Continually improving
the quality of service benchmarking against the (KPI) Key Performance
Indicators
Equipment
and Technology:
• Continuous investment
in the latest technology for information management systems, quality
processes, financial management, R & D, human resource development,
customer service and IT governance and security.
• State-of-the-art
technology in a ECLS (Extracorporeal Life Support) system used to treat
patients suffering from congenital heart disease
• Up to date medical
equipment enabling IJN to deliver and maintain peak performance and
efficient services, with an emphasis on staff training to ensure staff
are skilled in using the available technology to provide optimal care
for patients.
• A track record as a
centre for cardiac research, clinical trials and training
The
Medical Team:
A staff of about 1,000 and 85 qualified
cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, paediatric cardiologists, and
anaesthetists. Recognized as experts in their field members of the team
have spoken at world congresses, and scientific meetings around the
world.
• Staff qualified and
trained in renowned medical centres from around the world.
The IJN has a foundation to support the
underprivileged and needy patients in Malaysia and to date all their
heart transplants have been sponsored.
During our visit we met with a young 16
year old Indonesian girl and her mother. The young teen had a
mechanical heart machine and was awaiting a heart transplant. So far
she had been waiting 5 months. Although we couldn’t speak the language
this young lady was an inspiration to us all with her bright demeanor
and her obvious love of life, we all hope and pray she gets the
necessary transplant to save her young life.
