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NHTSA NCAP Car Safety Rating API Demo uses [NCAP Car Safety API](https://one.nhtsa.gov/webapi/Default.aspx?SafetyRatings/API/5#divAPISpecHeader).

This is a really basic throwaway JQuery / Bootstrap demo to be used as a guide when constructing example apps in:

* Ionic Framework
* Titanium Appcelerator
* React Native
* React JS
* NativeScript
* Ext JS 6

## Working Demo

![demo](ncap.gif)

A working demo can be seen [here](https://simonprickett.dev/ncapratings/), note that this is best from a mobile user agent and that the Back and Restart buttons are not functional for the purposes of this demo.  These should be included in your implementation and made to work.

Sample Vehicles to try:

* All data present, has recalls: 2015 Audi A4
* All data present, no recalls: 2016 Fiat 500
* Some data missing, has recalls: 2009 Ford Explorer
* No data, no recalls: 2015 BMW 228i XDrive

## Screen Flow

* Display list of model years that data is available  for ([API call](https://one.nhtsa.gov/webapi/api/SafetyRatings?format=json))
* When user picks a model year display list of manufacturers for that yet ([API call assuming 2015 selected](https://one.nhtsa.gov/webapi/api/SafetyRatings/modelyear/2015?format=json))
* When user picks a manufacturer display list of model variants for that manufacturer/year ([API call assuming 2015 and Audi selected](https://one.nhtsa.gov/webapi/api/SafetyRatings/modelyear/2015/make/Audi?format=json))
* When user picks a model for the selected manufacturer/year, display list of variants for that model ([API call assuming 2015 and Audi and A3 selected](https://one.nhtsa.gov/webapi/api/SafetyRatings/modelyear/2015/make/Audi/model/A3?format=json))
* When user picks a variant, display actual data based on the vehicle's ID
* To get actual crash test data for the 2015 Audi A3 4 DR AWD we need to use its vehicle ID 9403 ([API call for vehicle 9403](https://one.nhtsa.gov/webapi/api/SafetyRatings/VehicleId/9403?format=json))

Allow users to go back to the previous screen, or start over.

## API Implementation Notes

The government does not have CORS on for this API, but it works fine with JSONP.

## Data Items to Show for Each Vehicle

(JSON field names in parentheses)

### Vehicle Name:

* Model Year (ModelYear)
* Manufacturer (Make)
* Vehicle Model (Model)

### Star Ratings:

* Overall Rating (OverallRating)
* Front Crash Rating (OverallFrontCrashRating)
* Side Crash Rating (OverallSideCrashRating)
* Side Pole Crash Rating (SidePoleCrashRating)
* Rollover Rating (RolloverRating)

If any of these are not present, the API returns "Not Rated" in place of 1-5.

### Crash Images:

* Front Crash (FrontCrashPicture)
* Side Crash (SideCrashPicture)
* Side Pole Crash (SidePolePicture)

If any of these are not present, they will be undefined in the API - display text instead, for example:

"Side pole crash image unavailable."

### Recalls:

* Number of recalls (RecallsCount)

Handle case where there are 0, 1, >1 recalls.  Use visual warning indication when >0 recalls.

## Example data for 2015 BMW 335i XDrive GT

```json
{
  Count: 1,
  Message: "Results returned successfully",
  Results: [
    {
      OverallRating: "5",
      OverallFrontCrashRating: "4",
      FrontCrashDriversideRating: "4",
      FrontCrashPassengersideRating: "5",
      OverallSideCrashRating: "5",
      SideCrashDriversideRating: "5",
      SideCrashPassengersideRating: "5",
      RolloverRating: "5",
      RolloverRating2: "Not Rated",
      RolloverPossibility: 0.095,
      RolloverPossibility2: 0,
      SidePoleCrashRating: "5",
      NHTSAForwardCollisionWarning: "Optional",
      NHTSALaneDepartureWarning: "Optional",
      ComplaintsCount: 0,
      RecallsCount: 1,
      InvestigationCount: 0,
      ModelYear: 2015,
      Make: "BMW",
      Model: "335I XDRIVE GT",
      VehicleDescription: "2015 BMW 335I Xdrive GT 5 HB AWD",
      VehicleId: 9178
    }
  ]
}
```

## Example Data with Additional Images and Video - 2016 BMW 328i

```json
{
  Count: 1,
  Message: "Results returned successfully",
  Results: [
    {
      VehiclePicture: "http://www.safercar.gov/staticfiles/DOT/safercar/ncapmedia/images/2016/v07857P076.jpg",
      OverallRating: "5",
      OverallFrontCrashRating: "4",
      FrontCrashDriversideRating: "4",
      FrontCrashPassengersideRating: "5",
      FrontCrashPicture: "http://www.safercar.gov/staticfiles/DOT/safercar/ncapmedia/images/2016/v07857P077.jpg",
      FrontCrashVideo: "http://www.safercar.gov/staticfiles/DOT/safercar/ncapmedia/movies/2016/v07857C019.wmv",
      OverallSideCrashRating: "5",
      SideCrashDriversideRating: "5",
      SideCrashPassengersideRating: "5",
      SideCrashPicture: "http://www.safercar.gov/staticfiles/DOT/safercar/ncapmedia/images/2016/v07858P104.jpg",
      SideCrashVideo: "http://www.safercar.gov/staticfiles/DOT/safercar/ncapmedia/movies/2016/v07858C013.wmv",
      RolloverRating: "5",
      RolloverRating2: "Not Rated",
      RolloverPossibility: 0.095,
      RolloverPossibility2: 0,
      SidePoleCrashRating: "5",
      SidePolePicture: "http://www.safercar.gov/staticfiles/DOT/safercar/ncapmedia/images/2016/v07859P071.jpg",
      SidePoleVideo: "http://www.safercar.gov/staticfiles/DOT/safercar/ncapmedia/movies/2016/v07859C014.wmv",
      ComplaintsCount: 0,
      RecallsCount: 0,
      InvestigationCount: 0,
      ModelYear: 2016,
      Make: "BMW",
      Model: "328I",
      VehicleDescription: "2016 BMW 328 I 4 DR RWD",
      VehicleId: 10450
    }
  ]
}
```


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Lynette Henley needed one more year to receive her full pension after 40 years as a teacher, but she couldn't convince herself it was worth the risk.
So Henley, 65, who has diabetes and congestive heart failure, retired last June as a math and history teacher at Hogan Middle School, in Vallejo, California, which serves mostly Black and Hispanic children.
"You're in a classroom with 16 to 20 kids and a lot of my students weren't vaccinated," said Henley. "I just didn't feel safe. It wasn't worth it to possibly die to teach."
Henley, who is Black, is part of a nationwide surge of teachers who are leaving the profession — especially evident among members of the profession with minority backgrounds. Amid the pandemic's toxic brew of death, illness, and classroom disruption, these departures of seasoned teachers have created another strain for students.
The California State Teachers' Retirement System reported a 26% increase in the number of teacher retirements in the second half of 2020 compared with the same period in 2019. Of those surveyed, more than half cited challenges of teaching during the pandemic as their main reason for leaving. A national survey published by the National Education Association on Feb. 1 found that 55% of teachers planned to exit earlier than anticipated, up from 37% in August 2021. The numbers were highest among Black (62%) and Latino (59%) educators.
The issue was palpable when in-person classes resumed in Southern California in January. In some large districts, more than a quarter of schoolchildren were absent the first week back. Some of those who did return entered classrooms that had no teacher or were staffed by underqualified substitutes.
Bryan Monroy, an 11th grade physics teacher at Lennox Mathematics, Science & Technology Academy, in the Inglewood section of Los Angeles, walked into a half-empty school after winter break.
Five teachers, about a fifth of the charter school's staff, were out, presumedly sick with covid or taking care of relatives, said Monroy, 29. And that's on top of an underlying problem hiring and holding onto staff, he said.
"We hired some people to teach chemistry and math and for whatever reason they had to resign halfway through the year during the pandemic with no one to replace them," he said. "The kids had to finish off their year with substitutes and teacher's aides, and that was really hard for them."
Covid has been harder on teachers of color because many of them return to the communities where they were raised and which have suffered the most, Monroy said. His students are nearly all Hispanic and about 75% are on free or reduced lunch, he said. As the son of Mexican immigrants, he can relate to their struggles, but "because there are so many similarities that resonate between me and my kids, the vicarious trauma is also even more real."
Studies have shown that teachers of color improve educational outcomes for students of the same background. But Black and Hispanic teachers tend to have shorter teaching careers than their white colleagues, according to a report by the U.S. Department of Education, which cites a lack of support and poor working conditions as the impetus for early departures.
According to a 2019 study by the Learning Policy Institute, a nonprofit research group in Palo Alto, shortages affect 80% of California school districts, most severely those with low-income families and students of color. To make up the gap, schools have hired poorly prepared replacements, which aggravates learning difficulties, said Tara Kini, chief of staff and director of state policy for the Learning Policy Institute. Another study by her group found that minority-majority schools were four times as likely as mostly white schools to employ uncertified teachers.
Most of the students who attend San Gabriel High School, part of the Alhambra Unified School District, are socioeconomically disadvantaged. (HEIDI DE MARCO / KHN)
"I used to really rely on music as a source of my own calm and well-being, but since music is part of my workday, it hasn't been my first choice lately," says Benjamin Coria, who teaches music at San Gabriel High School. (HEIDI DE MARCO / KHN)
Plunging standardized test scores in California last year revealed a widening learning gap between whites and Black and Latino students. A little over a third of Black and Hispanic students met or exceeded proficiency standards in English, compared with 60% of whites. In math, only about a fifth of Black and Hispanic students met or exceeded standards, compared with nearly half of white students. Relative to 2018, Hispanic students' scores fell by 12 percentage points in English. White students' scores fell 5 percentage points, while those of Black students remained about the same, on average. (Hispanics can be of any race or combination of races.)
Online learning has been harder for poorer children, contributing to difficulties for their teachers. In July 2020, the University of Southern California and Partnership for Los Angeles Schools surveyed more than 1,100 Los Angeles Unified School District families whose children attend historically low-income public schools and found that about 1 in 6 had no internet access at all and roughly 1 in 12 had mobile internet only. Additionally, 1 in 7 said they never had a space free of noise or distraction.
Teaching in person with the threat of covid, meanwhile, is "living in a constant state of anxiety" because a single positive test in the classroom can disrupt all teaching plans instantaneously, said Katie Caster, manager of curriculum and evaluation at Latinos for Education in Boston, a group that mentors new teachers.
Caster said teachers of color have an extra burden. "I call it the brown tax. It's having to go above and beyond all the time, whether it's the cultural connection, the language, being asked to translate, or connecting families with resources," she said. "The pandemic has exacerbated the issue."
This problem was reflected in a 2019 study by the nonprofits Teach Plus and the Education Trust, which found that teachers of color feel pressure to take on added work to help students who share their demographic backgrounds.
Monroy said the pandemic made him question his career.
"Before the pandemic, I was 100% certain that I would continue teaching and retire as a teacher," said Monroy. "Now, feeling the dread of coming to work instead of feeling excitement, I have my doubts of even making it through the end of this year, let alone, like, staying until I retire."
At L.A. County's San Gabriel High School, where nearly three-quarters of the 1,777 students are socioeconomically disadvantaged, grades fell during the year of remote learning, said band and music teacher Benjamin Coria. "These students were occupied with pandemic-related things, like taking care of siblings, or working," he said. "Some just didn't engage no matter how many times you called home."
Benjamin Coria, the band director at San Gabriel High School in San Gabriel, California, says dealing with family issues and trying to figure out a way to separate work from his home environment, while raising two kids, has been challenging. (HEIDI DE MARCO / KHN)
Coria's school is part of the Alhambra Unified School District, where absenteeism was 27% in the first week back in school, starting Jan. 3. In neighboring L.A. Unified, the absentee rate was 31% when classes resumed on Jan. 11. (By Feb. 4, L.A. Unified's absentee rate had shrunk to 13%; Alhambra's was down to 14%.)
The Alhambra district, whose teachers are 70% people of color, hired 286 substitutes to help fill the gaps for teachers out sick or on leave. In many cases, district administrators are filling in. Still, the school has had to plan special no-school days to help teachers catch up.
The pandemic has also taken a toll on Coria. His father died just before the pandemic, and he lost a grandfather to covid a year later. Snarled school and work schedules have sharpened daily challenges for him, his wife, and their two children. "All these things that would normally be hard are just so much harder in this environment," said Coria, 39, who has taught for 16 years.
But Coria, whose parents were first-generation Mexican Americans, isn't retiring. He does his best to remain upbeat in the classroom, he said, and smiles even when he doesn't feel like smiling.
"We set the temperature," he said. "If we're not in the mood, then the students aren't going to be. Anything I can do to make the environment a little more positive, including for myself."
This article was reprinted from kaiserhealthnews.org with permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Kaiser Health News, an editorially independent news service, is a program of the Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonpartisan health care policy research organization unaffiliated with Kaiser Permanente. This story is part of a partnership that includes Nashville Public Radio, NPR and KHN.
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The workshop aimed to develop Athena Forum's work on Work Allocation Models (WAMs) (see Athena Forum WAM report) further by hearing from those who have researched the effects of WAMs on career progression and those who have demonstrated good practice in their development and implementation in STEMM departments and faculties. The programme for the workshop and presentation slides are available to download on the Athena Forum website, here.
The primary audience for the workshop was heads of STEMM departments. 56 participants registered, comprising heads of departments, their administrative colleagues and representatives from the STEMM professional bodies.
(iii) own contribution embedded in an anonymised list or histogram.
Not all agreed that complete transparency (model (i)) was entirely desirable, especially when confidentiality was important for those with special circumstances who had a reduced contribution. Strategies such as virtual allocations or scaling up were suggested to overcome this problem.
Professor Brian Fulton reported that the introduction of a transparent WAM reduced complaints from staff who were convinced they were working harder than everyone else. If complete transparency is the goal, it was suggested that it be introduced in a staged way over a period of years. However, at some institutions there were objections about complete transparency from unions, such as the risk of reduced confidentiality for individuals.
A variety of views were expressed over the inclusion of research time in the WAM. Most felt that all academic staff should be allocated some time for research, but it should be at a capped level, so nobody can spend all their time on research at the expense of teaching. The research time allowance also varies according to the type of university e.g. whether is it a leader in certain research areas. Grants obtained also vary the time allocation for research, but concern was expressed that if time allocation relates to grants won in previous years, this can disadvantage new or returning staff who haven't yet had time to develop research grant proposals.
A wide variation exists in the amount of time allocated to staff involved in diversity and equality work. An allocation of between 100 to 500 hours was suggested for those leading the work in this area, depending on whether a submission to Athena SWAN or JUNO was being undertaken at the time. Some departments preferred to spread the allocation of time between several staff.
4. How to increase flexibility in work allocation within a single year, smooth out workload over several years and review within a year to highlight overload?
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5. Are you able to audit your WAM for bias? How frequently should this be done?
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6. How to improve staff perceptions of the WAM? Can staff be given ownership of their WAM?
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Professor Peter Barrett's research (Barrett & Barrett, 2013) showed that decisions taken early on in a career pipeline could have a major effect on promotion rates, and these significantly affected women, who demonstrated slower rates of promotion from lecturer to senior lecturer and professor. These decisions, such as whether and when to take a career break and whether to volunteer for tasks that did not greatly contribute towards an individual's promotion but did benefit the department (sometimes referred to rather pejoratively as 'academic housework' (Macfarlane & Burg, 2018, Babcock et al, 2018)) have been cited as resulting in slower progression rates. Professor Peter Main emphasised that all tasks should be included in the WAM, even if the hourly allocation was not very high, because this gives recognition to the task and values the individual undertaking it. Tasks that weren't included were viewed as unimportant and would discourage staff, even if these tasks were necessary to the department or university. Several participants mentioned that the promotion criteria now included routes to promotion that recognised citizenship, outreach and diversity activities as well as teaching and research and that the predominant emphasis on achieving a strong research profile to gain promotion was no longer the only route.
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USWNT wins Women's World Cup thanks to Megan Rapinoe and Rose Lavelle goals
The US Women's National Soccer Team captured a record-extending fourth World Cup Sunday with a 2-0 win over the Netherlands in the championship games.
LYON, France — When a novice is faced with a foe as experienced and ruthless as the USWNT at the Women's World Cup, the outcome is almost inevitable and so it was on a muggy afternoon in Lyon when the reigning world champion defended its title with a comfortable 2-0 win over the Netherlands.
Competing in its first World Cup final, few gave the Dutch hope. The reigning European champion it may be, but it had not yet come up against the best team in the world, the dominant force of its generation.
The Netherlands held on for over an hour but two goals within eight minutes sealed the underdog's fate.
In a tournament where she has transcended her sport, Megan Rapinoe coolly drilled home a penalty before a Rose Lavelle thunderbolt made sure of a second successive title, and a fourth in eight editions.
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Minutes after Rapinoe had given her team the lead, Lavelle gathered the ball in midfield and surged forward, which has been a familiar sight here in France. Collecting it in the center circle, the 24-year-old glided forwards, her mastery of the ball at pace making it impossible for her opponents to thwart her. With a swivel of the hips, she evaded two oncoming Dutch defenders before lazering it into the bottom-right corner.
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Much has been written during this tournament about the European teams in rapid pursuit of the USWNT, posing a threat to a soccer dynasty.
That it was both Lavelle and Rapinoe, representing the team's youth and experience respectively, who scored was a perfect way to illustrate that the US possess the personnel to see off challengers for some time to come.
Leading the chase are those European countries whose men's national teams have traditionally been superpowers of the beautiful game.
The Dutch, English and French football federations have started to invest heavily in women's football. But, in France at least, all have been vanquished. Thailand, Chile, Sweden, Spain, France, England and now the Netherlands have been swept aside by a team now unbeaten in 17 World Cup matches.
"The level around the world is going exponentially every year," Jill Ellis, the first coach to win the Women's World Cup twice, told reporters after the match.
"Four years on, this was incredibly difficult because the opponent is better The teams that we had to come through are some of the best teams in the world. In terms of the path and the level, this was pretty challenging."
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The Netherlands soaked up the US pressure in the first half. There were white shirts coming at them from every direction, aiming crosses from wide, from deep, attempting cute through-balls to catch the first-time finalists off their guard.
Those in orange needed to summon up the concentration levels of a chess grand master, but that's what it's like facing a team with an unceasing desire to win. They are always in motion; keeping possession, positioning themselves high up the pitch, never resting. Opponents are left to backpedal, to organize and resist when under intense stress.
And then there is the predominantly American crowd raising the decibels; moving towards the edge of their seats in anticipation of that killer through ball, roaring at every shot that seems to be flying towards goal, making it impossible to forget that this is a match like no other. Grand masters, at least, have the privilege of focusing in silence.
In such circumstances the pulse quickens, the mind whirrs. The grandest of sporting stages are always as much a mental battle as physical.
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That the Netherlands withstood the US until the hour mark was admirable. It is the only team in this tournament which the USWNT has been unable to breach within the opening 12 minutes.
Much of the credit will be heaped on the acrobatic Dutch goalkeeper Sari van Veenendaal. First, she saved a Julie Ertz volley, then the woodwork assisted her gather of the first of two Alex Morgan attempts. It was pure instinct which saw her deny Morgan for the second time before the break.
Had the Netherlands maintained its composure in the final third then history would have come to regard this as the match where the emerging force knocked the USWNT off its perch.
The Netherlands did cause the USWNT a moment of worry. Alyssa Naeher had to sprint off her line at the sight of Lineth Beerensteyn charging towards goal with the score goalless. It was a move which highlighted the US defense's occasional vulnerability to be cut open with a clever pass.
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But after the break the USWNT cut loose. When French referee Stephanie Frappart opted to bring VAR into play, showing Stefanie van der Gragt to have felled Morgan, it felt almost certain that the penalty would be awarded.
Rapinoe stepped up to score her sixth goal of the tournament and celebrated with arms outstretched in a pose which became iconic when she celebrated in the same way in scoring against France just days after irking US President Donald Trump.
Rapinoe's teammates engulfed her near the corner flag, with even the substitutes sprinting half the length of the pitch to join the celebrations. Given the doggedness of Dutch resistance, the relief of the US team was tangible.
The penalty secured her the Golden Boot, beating teammate Morgan — who also ended the tournament with six goals and three assists — courtesy of minutes per goal.
It was only after going 1-0 down that the Netherlands attack, its most potent weapon, seemed to feel at ease in its surroundings, but teams who fall behind to the USWNT rarely recover. And so it proved as Lavelle, who watched the 2015 final in a pizza shop, struck quickly to double the advantage.
Were it not for Van Veenendaal — who wears boots a size too small out of superstition — the score could have been higher. The 29-year-old stopped Morgan, Tobin Heath and Crystal Dunn from making it three.
"We'd have loved to have win this final but we didn't, our opponent was better today," said Netherlands coach Sarina Wiegman.
"We're second in the world and I'm very proud of that, I'm proud of the team and proud of the staff. And I think we can still improve."
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Good for them. you guys just didn't want them to win because like most sane women, they hate trump (rightfully so) and see how terribly republicans are treating everyone else… Waaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Was hoping they would have lost. Oh well, there's always next year.
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yabbadabbadude
Who cares.
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ALBERTCOHOL
Rapinoe is a filthy-mouthed America hating entitled feminist and is ruining the win for the rest of the team. Just another SJW with an audience. For now.
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Clinic Tokuda
Acibadem City Clinic is a top-notch medical facility established in 2012, by Angel Angelov. Acibadem attracts patients from all over Europe... Read More
Acibadem City Clinic is a top-notch medical facility established in 2012, by Angel Angelov. Acibadem attracts patients from all over Europe (UK, Spain, Russia, France, Germany, etc.), Asia and USA, with its qualified professional employees and its high-tech equipment. The City Clinic is the top hospital of the CITY HOSPITAL and CLINICS GROUP which possesses two medical facilities in Bulgaria.
Acibadem City Clinic is the leading ultramodern private hospital in Bulgaria, applying and taking advantage of unique information technology solutions by CISCO systems, e-Administration of the entire treatment procedure, specialized medical departments, a modern cardiovascular centre and unique Imaging Diagnostic equipment. Additionally, most of Acibadem doctors and almost all its nurses have gone through specialized training and received qualifications from top hospitals in Europe and the USA as part of its continuous training exercise to ensure that professional and cautious services are rendered to each patient.
Acibadem have solid collaborations with international medical organizations and among its departments leading it to a position of excellence within the local and global medical healthcare sector. The clinic is steadfast to the achievement of scientific results of high level and, in precise, development and integration of scientific research, health care and training, all intended to realize a sole main objective, the finest patient care.
Acibadem City Clinic have the following amenities:
•84 hospital beds
•8 Specialized Medical Divisions
•5 Surgical Theatres
•One-day Surgical treatment Centre
•Modern Cardiac Surgical treatment Centre
•3-Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) equipment
•128-Slices Computed Tomography Imaging (CT) equipment
•Hospital room upgrades: standard triple room, double room and private apartments
•Option for relatives/friends to stay with the patient during the treatment in the same or in a separate room
Acibadem City Clinic offers the following services to International patients:
•Executive VIP Medical Services
•Preventative Medical Screening programs
•Medical Tourism, Tourism Packages and Travel Services
oMedical Services including:
oCardiac Surgery
oVascular Surgery
oInvasive Cardiology
oNeurovascular procedures
oOne-Day Surgery
oRadiology and Diagnostic Imaging
oFurther specific endovascular procedures.
Acibadem City Clinic has been accredited by Joint Commission International (JCI) and it is the pioneer hospital in Bulgaria to receive such accreditation. Close
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Centro Chirurgico Toscano
Arezzo, Italy
European Institute of Oncology was inaugurated on 30th-May-1994, by Umberto Veronesi with the objective of establishing a ground-breaking mo... Read More
European Institute of Oncology was inaugurated on 30th-May-1994, by Umberto Veronesi with the objective of establishing a ground-breaking model of hospital, which applied the principles of private management to public health.
In 1994, the scientific committee of the institute was born, which involved some of the most prominent names in global oncology, such as two Nobel Prize winners, Renato Dulbecco (Nobel Prize for Medicine 1975) and J. Michael Bishop (Nobel Prize for Medicine 1989). In anticipation of the 1998 legislation, the Institute structured its personal Ethical Team organized according to the most advanced criteria. IEO turn into the coordinating center of the central ongoing researches in the country in the area of oncology, predominantly in breast cancer.
The International Office was created with the objective of accommodating Patients visiting the European Institute of Oncology from around the world. The International Office provides a single point of access, service and coordination for international patients and their families, providing personalized services before, during and after admission, for patients visiting the hospital from nations outside Italy. From handling medical consultations and hospital admissions to travel and hotel arrangements, IEO employees are dedicated to provide convenience for international patients and their families, making them feel comfortable all through their stay.
Clinical trial in IEO is a scientific exploration involving patient's behavior, to identify specific responses to new treatments/measures, or fresh techniques to execute known treatments. Clinical trials advance IEO knowledge and progress in the battle against numerous illnesses.
Currently, the best effective treatments are the product of extensive clinical trials that regularly recommend new directions for future research. IEO has continuously been engaging in clinical trial management, often in collaboration with many prominent international Organizations.
In 2002, the Institute was evaluated by the Joint Commission International (JCI) and received an accreditation, the respected American agency accrediting North American hospitals since 1953 in accordance with the highest standards of quality existing in health care. IEO was the first non-US cancer center to obtain the prestigious accreditation. Close
Dr: Doctor Barbagli Guido
Dr: Doctor NIKOLAY SPASOV
Homolka Hospital
In 1992, Na Homolce performed its first surgical operation by the Leksell gamma knife and also its first implantation of impenetrable defibrillator (ICD) was carried out. In 1994, the hospital obtained Czech Republic's first ever navigation neurosurgical system. And in 1995, it purchased a magnetic resonance.
In 1996, it introduced the first stentgraph into the abdominal aorta, installed angiolins and first intervention on coronary arteries. In 1997, first catheterization ablation was carried out and in 1998, operated its first cerebral artery stroke through the endovascular procedure. In 1999, Na Homolce launched PET (Positron Emission Tomography), the initial post-communist Europe. Then in the year 2000, three-dimensional mapping of cardiac arrhythmias, the first in the Czech Republic and the first Percutaneous Vertebroplasty treatment of a broken vertebra was performed.
In 2007, launched the robotic cardiac surgery program, opened a complex of three multifunctional catheterization halls, introduced the pioneer electromagnetic navigation into the catheterisation treatment of cardiac arrhythmias in the Czech Republic and established a new intensive care unit at the neurosurgical unit among others. Close
Dr: Doctor Petr Ošťádal
Dr: Doctor Wolfgang Alexander Leber
Hospital Helios
HELIOS, with well over 100,000 employees, HELIOS is Europe's top private hospital operator. The enterprise consists of HELIOS Kliniken in Ge... Read More
HELIOS, with well over 100,000 employees, HELIOS is Europe's top private hospital operator. The enterprise consists of HELIOS Kliniken in Germany and Quirónsalud in Spain.
HELIOS is part of the Fresenius healthcare group and is headquartered in Berlin.
HELIOS runs 112 acute healthcare hospitals and post-acute care clinics across Germany, as well as maximum care hospitals in Berlin, Duisburg, Erfurt, Krefeld, Schwerin, Wiesbaden and Wuppertal, comprising of 78 outpatient clinics, four outpatient post-acute care centers, 18 prevention centers and 13 nursing homes. HELIO is one of Germany's leading providers of inpatient and outpatient care, offering first-class treatment with the full spectrum of care and attends to over 5.2 million patients per annum, amongst them is about 1.3 million inpatients. HELIOS has the capacity to currently accommodate more than 35,000 beds and more than 72,000 employees, HELIOS generated sales of approximately € 5.8 billion in 2016. HELIOS is associated with the "Wir für Gesundheit" hospital network.
Quirónsalud in Spain, runs 43 hospitals, 39 outpatient centers and about 300 occupational risk prevention centers. It operates actively in every single metropolitan province of Spain. Quirónsalud currently has 35,000 employees and generated sales of approximately € 2.5 billion in 2016.
HELIOS have an extensive network throughout Germany, being a company of Fresenius and is among the biggest hospital groups in Europe. The base and facilities offer to excellent patient care in prevention, acute care medicine and rehabilitation from a single source. With highly trained and qualified medical staff with an excellent status internationally, a combined team of doctors who are professionals in their respective fields, certifying the maximum level of healthcare treatment by sustaining close cooperation with associates and attending consistent continuing education courses.
Their medical treatment is specifically designed to each individual patient. And due to its strong network of more than 100 hospitals, the wide-ranging, interdisciplinary interchange of knowledge between staff associates and the rapid implementation of innovations guarantee the finest potential healthcare services, even rare conditions can be treated without any complications. The hospitals take advantage of state-of-the-art medical technologies and equipment to ensure advanced and accurate treatment and diagnosis.
The hospital is multilingual. Close
Dr: Doctor Alexander Bufe
MHH Medical School Hannover
The Hannover Medical School was established in 1965, is one of the world's foremost university medical centers. Hannover Medical School's re... Read More
The Hannover Medical School was established in 1965, is one of the world's foremost university medical centers. Hannover Medical School's research and patient care set national and international standards.
The medical school is also part of an excellent regional medical network.
Hannover Medical School has recorded exceptional accomplishment in interdisciplinary collaboration both within the MHH and with extracurricular scientific organization, it is reflected in the fact that the MHH is the German medical university with the greatest volume of grant funding. Close
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Dublin 18, Ireland
Beacon Hospital is one of the most cutting-edge private hospitals in Europe, established in October 2006 and situated in South Dublin, with... Read More
Beacon Hospital is one of the most cutting-edge private hospitals in Europe, established in October 2006 and situated in South Dublin, with more than 1000 Specialists, nurses and healthcare professionals. Beacon Hospital offers 24 hours, topnotch acute care services comprising orthopedics, physiotherapy, cardiology, women's health, urology, cardiothoracic surgery, vascular surgery, plastic & reconstructive surgery, ENT, neurology, general surgery, comprehensive cancer care and emergency medicine.
Beacon hospital has 210 beds, 9 surgical operation theatres, and two linear accelerators. The hospital has more than 235 Consultants and 900 highly trained personnel, the hospital attended to more than 110,000 patients in the year 2016. Beacon also have 8 bed medical-surgical intensive care unit (ICU) and 6 bed crony care (CCU) unit are designed to deliver specialized medical care and recovery. Beacon Hospital operates a comprehensive infection prevention & control program, emphasizing on the hospital's obligation to being the top-quality and safest provider of acute care services.
The Beacon Centre for Orthopedics is Ireland's biggest autonomous Orthopedic Group Practice, in which 16 Physicians (surgeons and Rheumatologists) carries out all aspect of Orthopedic care in one division. The Beacon Cancer Centre provides patients the modern advances in cancer prevention, detection, diagnosis and treatment, with an incomparable variety of treatment opportunities, comprising of diagnostic testing, surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy in one convenient location.
Beacon Women's Centre, comprises of the comprehensive scale of women's gynecological care, using minimally invasive techniques whenever probable. The Beacon Breast Care Centre also offers same day mammography results and treatment in a sincere and convenient environment. Treatment facilities in Beacon private hospital consist of 9 operating theatres with rooms dedicated for Neurosurgery, Urology, Cardiac, General, Orthopedic and Ophthalmic Surgical procedures. It has 2 Endoscopy suites, a modern day oncology treatment center, and therapeutic radiography with LINAC- linear accelerator.
The Hospital accommodate 14 Critical Care Beds independently capable of isolating any patient, each patient is given their own room, with glass front, so nurses see everything, but a fair amount of privacy with their relations is allowed at this crucial time. It similarly curtails infection, a very relevant concern in healthcare today. Beacon devises highly advanced IT systems which stores medical records electronically and provides remote access to clinical information for doctors.
Some of the services which Beacon Hospital offer include an Emergency Department, which is consultant-led. Patients may be referred by their GP when they have, for example chest pain, and the hospital has the advantage of allowing direct referral to the wards when appropriate.
Similarly, as South Dublin, Beacon Hospital has satellite positioned in Wexford, Mullingar and Drogheda. This enables patients to access certain specialties locally, thus reducing travel and any inconvenience. If a procedure is necessary, it is performed in Sandyford, and subsequent follow up takes place back in their own community. Close
Dr: Doctor Dermot McCaffrey
Blackrock Clinic
Blackrock Clinic is the foremost and longest established private hospital and clinic in Ireland, it was founded in the mid-1980. Since its e... Read More
Blackrock Clinic is the foremost and longest established private hospital and clinic in Ireland, it was founded in the mid-1980. Since its establishment, Blackrock Clinic has constantly made an incomparable reputation in new modern technological surgical processes, healthcare treatments and innovative diagnostics. This reputation certified that some of the finest consultants work at Blackrock Clinic, both domestically and internationally.
Blackrock Clinic yields very optimistic and satisfactory results to patients, keeping up with the improvement and progress of patients right from the commencement of their relationship with the clinic and many of results surpass international standards.
Blackrock Clinic was a pioneer hospital to make available treatment in single-patient rooms, consequently minimizing the risk of hospital acquired infections. This is something on which the clinic is very proactive about.
For more than 10 years, Blackrock Clinic has been accredited by the Joint Commission International (JCI) which certifies only hospitals that nurture safety and quality of care standards to maximum heights. And it is also the first hospital in Ireland to achieve this international recognition.
Blackrock Clinic is a progressive and pioneering hospital in the republic of Ireland, which care for the patient is central to every services carried out.
Since the hospital was inaugurated, Blackrock Clinic has been clearly dedicated in providing innovative, high-quality techniques and diagnostics to the Irish patient. This ethos of new technologies and international best practice has been continuous for more than 25 years. In the last thirty-six months there have been many important, ground-breaking procedures and diagnostics acquaint with Blackrock Clinic, alongside with innovations in facilities and services. These have involved:
•The delivery of new Da Vinci Xi Surgical Robot, on 27th Oct 2016
•The First miniaturized, leadless pacemaker successfully inserted into a patient's heart at Blackrock Clinic, on 12th May 2016
•Blackrock Clinic Intensive Care Unit – Recent Radio Broadcasts, on 11th Apr 2016
•Another First for Blackrock Clinic as First Percutaneous Endoscopic Discectomy Performed Here, on 30th Jan 2016
•Blackrock Clinic Emergency Department Triples in Size, on 3rd Nov 2014
•Investment of €12m in an Intensive Care Unit, on 24th Apr 2014
•Investment of €4.5m in a Hybrid Operating Theatre, on 24th Apr 2014
•Also on 24th Apr 2014, A New Central Decontamination Unit
•On 24th Apr 2014, A New Renal Dialysis Unit
•On 24th Apr 2014, Blackrock Clinic's own Private Ambulance
•On 24th Apr 2014, Ireland's First Dedicated Cardiac MRI Scanner
•On 24th Apr 2014, Minimally Invasive Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Repair
•On 24th Apr 2014, TAVI (Trans catheter Aortic Valve Implantation) was implemented. Close
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RSCM Clinic
RSUPN DR Ciptomangunkusumo is associated with the Faculty of Medicine, University or Indonesia, the advancement of the two institutions is m... Read More
RSUPN DR Ciptomangunkusumo is associated with the Faculty of Medicine, University or Indonesia, the advancement of the two institutions is mutually dependent and supplement each other.
In 1896, Dr.H. Roll is appointed as a medical educational leader in Batavia(Jakarta), at that time the laboratory and Java Medical School were still under one leader. On 19th, November, 1910 Java Medical School transformed, and converted to STOVIA the start of a medical faculty of the University of Indonesia. In 1919, CBZ (Central Burgulijke Ziekenhuis) which is affiliated with STOVIA was established, ever since that period the medical education and services witnessed rapid growth and improvement, in medical facilities and services all over the society.
In March 1942, when Indonesia was inhabited by Japan, CBZ became a college Hospital and in the 1945, CBZ changed its name to be known as Hospital Oemoem Negri (RSON), and was headed by a Professor named DR. Asikin Widjayakoeoema, then subsequently headed by Professor Tamija.
On December 12, 1950, RSON changed its name to Central General Hospital (RSUP) and on 17th August, 1964, the Indonesia minister of health, Professor. DR. Satrio inaugurated RSUP to be known as Tjipto Mangunkusumo hospital (RSTM) as time goes on in line with the development of the new Indonesian spelling, it was changed to RSCM.
ON 13th June, 1994, in accordance with the Ministry of health Decree Number 553 / Menkes / SK / VI / 1994, the name of the hospital was changed to national DR. Cipto Mangunkusumo and in line Government Regulation NO. 116/200, dated on 12th December, 2000, RSUPN DR Cipto Mangunkusumo was designated as Bereau company (perjan) RS DR Cipto Mangunkusumo Jarkata.
In subsequent development, Perjan RSCM changed into Public Service Agency on PP.Nomor 23 in the year 2005, SK Menkes no. YM.01.10 / III / 2212/2009 Provision of Full Accreditation Status at Full Level and SK Menkes no. YM.01.06 / III / 7352/2010 Stipulation RSUPN Dr Cipto Mangunkusumo Jakarta as Main Education Hospital Faculty of Medicine in University of Indonesia Jakarta.
RSUPN supported services, clinical pathology, medical radiology, medical rehabilitation, anatomical pathology, drugstore, blood transfusion, integrated heart service unit, UPT stem cell, kidney transplantation and numerous other services. Close
Dr: Doctor Jusuf Rachmat
Dr: Doctor Johan Winata
Siloam Purwakarta
Siloam hospital is located at the intersection of three localities which are, Purwakarta, Subang, and Karawang respectively. The hospital is... Read More
Siloam hospital is located at the intersection of three localities which are, Purwakarta, Subang, and Karawang respectively. The hospital is dedicated with a mission to provide healthcare of excellent quality and cost-effective healthcare services with totally focused attention and concern to all patients and individuals in the neighboring communities.
The hospital has a current capacity to accommodate 169 beds with many facilities which enables it to make available a various kinds of healthcare services such as, 24 hours emergency treatments and medication, wide-ranging medications, various type surgeries, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics and other specialists. Siloam Hospitals Purwakarta also offers medical checkup, endoscopy procedure, and haemodialysis treatment.
In Indonesia, Siloam Hospitals (Siloam) is the most advanced and innovative healthcare centre that has established the standard for high quality healthcare services in Indonesia. With a combined medical team of over 500 general practitioners, 2,200 specialist doctors, and 9,000 nurses, allied health, and support staff, Siloam hospital provides a 24 hours world-class quality healthcare services to almost two million patients yearly.
Siloam's business strategy is aimed at providing patients with quality health care on a lower cost based economic scale, to enable all individuals equal access to excellent medical care which is still a challenge in Indonesia. Hence, Siloam is capable of increasing affordability from all socio-economic backgrounds and provide access to quality and affordable healthcare all over Indonesia. The hospital's vision of International quality, reach, scale, and godly compassion establishes a medium for Siloam to respond to the dynamic social transformation in Indonesia.
Silaom hospital specialties are:
Children (pediatrics)
Heart and Vascular (Cardiology)
General Surgery
Kidney (Nephrology)
Women (Obstetrics & Gynecology)
Lungs (Respiratory/Pulmonology)
Cancer (Oncology)
Bones(orthopedics)
Urinary and Reproductive system (Urology)
Ear, Nose and Throat (Otolaryngology)
Eyes (opthalmology)
Brain and Nerves (Neurosciences)
Stomach and Digestive System (Gastroenterology)
And others. Close
Dr: Doctor Mochamad Yusuf
Tokyo Midtown Clinic
The Tokyo Midtown Clinic boasts a special outpatient center, next-generation Health Screening Center and a lot more In addition to a wide ra... Read More
The Tokyo Midtown Clinic boasts a special outpatient center, next-generation Health Screening Center and a lot more In addition to a wide range of medical practices carried out at the clinic. Tokyo Midtown Clinic also offers overall health support for its patients.
Tokyo Midtown Clinic will make best use of all of its resources to support each patient's healthy lifestyle. And also provide total health support ranging from examinations and treatment to health management.
Tokyo Midtown Clinic is engaged in realizing a new venture including various medical services such as Comprehensive Women's Clinic which focused on the advancement and dissemination of women's healthcare, and the Travel Clinic. Treatments include basic medical fields such as internal medicine and reach out to encompass fields ranging from endoscopy to smoking cessation treatment.
Health Screening Center at Tokyo Midtown Clinic is fully equipped which will help to maintaining healthy patrons. Medical examinations performed by experienced doctors making use of the latest equipment. A wide range of high quality medical examinations is available to patients based on individual lifestyle and demands.
From General Medicine to Specialized Outpatient Clinic and Examination Center at Tokyo Midtown Clinic, all medical disciplines are connected and work together to provide comprehensive healthcare services to each and every patient. With hospitality as the motto of Tokyo Midtown Clinic, all the doctors and member of the staff work to support healthy lifestyle of patients.
The mission of Tokyo Midtown Clinic is to provide world-class medical treatment within a comfortable environment. Contribute to society through medical treatment, disease prevention and also to educate in order to foster healthy and beautiful living.
Tokyo Midtown Clinic provides medical treatment that is of an international standard, and serves as a gateway from the world to Japan. Develop new medical treatments and serve as a gateway from Japan to the other part of the world. Close
Dr: Doctor Junichi Taguchi
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General Clinic EAD Varna
The Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment "Sveta Marina" EAD, Varna is the successor of the Varna University Hospital. It is the larges... Read More
The Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment "Sveta Marina" EAD, Varna is the successor of the Varna University Hospital. It is the largest diagnostic-therapeutic and consultative university hospital complex and it is located in northeastern Bulgaria.
SVETA MARINA" EAD serves the population of the whole country, which has over 1300 beds , the most modern equipment and highly qualified cadres - university lecturers, national and regional consultants.
Unique services:
Unique for the region of Northeastern Bulgaria are the clinics for: Cardiac surgery (bypass surgery, valvular prosthesis, congenital heart defects, aneurysm dissecting), Interventional cardiology , Gamma camera, Children's oncohematology , Radiation therapy all oncological and non-cancer diseases with evidence of radiation therapy, possibility of applying all modern and high-precision irradiation techniques: JMRT, VMAT, SRS, SBRT, IGRT, Children's endocrinology, De Pulmonary Medicine and Allergology, Child Psychiatry, Narcology, Gerontopsychiatry, Psychosomatic, Sleep Medicine, Laboratory of Immunology, Medical Genetic Consultation and Diagnostics, Neurosurgery, Orthopedics and Traumatology , Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Laboratory Molecular Pathology, Center for Rare Diseases, Center for Pulmonary Hypertension and Transplantations.
Work on clinical pathways:
St. Marina Marina University EAD - Varna has a contract with RHIF for 2015. for 249 clinical pathways (except for obstetric - gynecological and ophthalmic diseases and burns).
Unique equipment:
The hospital is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment for modern diagnostics and treatment. It includes: 2 linear high-end accelerators - the latest generation; 3rd Cystotron - the only one in Bulgaria, PET-CT scanner, 128-bit high resolution computer tomograph, 4D, Robotic system for individual dose preparation – cytostatics, 2D and 3D laparoscopic apparatus, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance - 1 , 5 Tz; 3 Tz, High resolution whole body osteometer - the only one in Bulgaria, Last generation Doppler echograph, Two angiographic laboratories at the Clinic of Cardiology and Neurology, Digital scanner for high-capacity histological preparations - 400 charging preparations providing an electronic image allowing remote access and consultation. The image also allows morphometric processing and long-term archiving. Last generation Doppler-Echoograph with the possibility of a flat elastography and Laboratory of Translation Medicine. Close
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Palladion Rehabilitiation Clinic
Tripoli ARKADIA, Greece
PALLADION Rehabilitation Center is one of the newest and most advanced Rehab Centers in Greece (opened doors late 2013) and it is situated o... Read More
PALLADION Rehabilitation Center is one of the newest and most advanced Rehab Centers in Greece (opened doors late 2013) and it is situated on the old Tripolis-Tegeas national road of Tripoli Municipality just an 1.5 hour from the Capital of Greece, Athens. PALLADION offers specialized facilities for patients requiring rehabilitation.
Also it provide inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation Facilities and packages. We offer Single / Double room (26m2) with Bathrooms (6 m2) 2 Therapeutic Pools (400m2) Gyms, Physiotherapy areas, Occupation therapy areas etc. (600m2) Gardens and Recreational areas (20.000m2). The design of Palladio was based on the functionality and the ease of mobility, offering comfortable and luxurious rooms that will meet each patient need.
Global response to each patient's needs is the key to a faster and more effective recovery. For this reason, Palladion have compiled the most reliable and specialized rehabilitation team for you. Palladion rehabilitation center is located at TRIPOLI ARKADIAS TK.
Members of the team are physicians other physicians, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, hydrotherapists, psychologists, nursing staff, dietitian and social worker. The Palladion Rehabilitation and Rehabilitation Center maintains close collaboration with physicians when the patient's condition makes it necessary.
The mission of the team is the holistic approach to the patient's needs, aiming at the mind, body and soul. The therapeutic goal is achieved through:
•assessment of each patient
•the assessment of its potential for restoration
•the planning of its rehabilitation program
•of its regular monitoring of its image
Palladion interdisciplinary team is next to the patient and his / her family, every moment of the healing program, and after that.
Medical services carried out at palladion rehabilitation center are listed below:
Physical therapy: The physiotherapy program to be followed by a patient at the PALLADION Recovery Center is designed exclusively for him after a careful assessment of his condition and the capabilities of his organization. Our physiotherapists, having been trained in using the Center's modern equipment and providing scientific training and experience. One of the well know service offered in our premises is Hydrotherapy. Close
Dr: Doctor Dr. Georgios Bartzis
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Sri Lanka Hospitals
Lanka Hospitals Corporation Ltd began operations in Sri Lanka, on 7th June 2002, under the trademark name of Apollo Hospitals, it's among th... Read More
Lanka Hospitals Corporation Ltd began operations in Sri Lanka, on 7th June 2002, under the trademark name of Apollo Hospitals, it's among the series of Apollo Hospitals established by the prominent Dr. Pratap C. Reddy in India. As the lone significantly built private hospital of its kind in Sri Lanka, Apollo Colombo revolutionized Sri Lanka's healthcare service, and today under the brand Lanka Hospitals, the hospitals remain to dominate and lead the healthcare sector. Ours is still considered to be the best health care facility in the country.
Lanka Hospitals is 11-storey structure is complete with a helipad and is the only private medical facility in Sri Lanka equipped for air-ambulance services. Accommodating 350-bed multi-specialty tertiary care hospital spread over 350,000 square feet with 7 acres of beautifully landscaped garden. Lanka Hospitals provides the latest features that are complemented by cutting-edge technology and is staffed by a well-experienced and trained team providing a comprehensive range of the modern diagnostic and high-end medical technology.
In 2012, Lanka Hospitals celebrated a decade of excellence in healthcare. Over the past decade, Lanka Hospitals has revolutionized the healthcare industry in Sri Lanka through infrastructure improvement and progression of its product and services, through generous investments, with a view to deliver healthcare that is on par with global developments in medical technology. They also play a critical role in the nation's strategy to provide topnotch medical care whilst balancing the equation of affordability and availability for all Sri Lankans.
Both clinical and non-clinical care provided at Lanka Hospitals, always striving for excellence through a meticulous drive for quality and continuous improvement,
Awards and Accreditations:
•CMA EIR: CMA Excellence in Integrated Reporting Award 2017
•GGT: Golden Globe Tigers Award for Excellence & Leadership in Healthcare Management - 2017
•BEB: Best Employer Brand Award 2017-2018
•CAP: CAP Accredited. College of American Pathologists
•ISO: ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management Systems Certification
•ISO: First Hospital awarded with ISO 22000:2005 Food Safety Management Systems Certification
•SLAB: First Laboratory in a hospital in Sri Lanka to receive ISO 15189:2007 certification
•SLSEA: Merit Award Sri Lanka National Energy Efficiency
•GPEA: Global Performance Excellence Award
•JCI: Joint Commission International Accreditation Gold seal of Approval
•MTQUA: First certified hospital for medical Tourism by Medical Travel Quality Alliance
•SLSI: Sri Lanka National Quality Award (Healthcare - Large scale)
•WCB: Lanka Hospitals is the only hospital in Asia and Asia Pacific Title of World Business Leader at the BIZZ 2014 - by World Confederation of Business
•BRAND FINANCE: Ranked 75th in the Top most valuable 100 brands in Sri Lanka in 2014 by Brand Finance
•CA: Silver Award at the 51th Annual Report Awards organized by the institute of Charted Accountants of Sri Lanka 2014
•Environmental Policy: Please click to have a look at our environmental policy. Close
Dr: Doctor Akhil Govil
Dr: Doctor PHILIPPE RICARD
Dr: Doctor João Abecasis
NMC Hospital
NMC Healthcare is the biggest private healthcare company in the UAE, established in 1974; it is ranks among the top fertility facility globa... Read More
NMC Healthcare is the biggest private healthcare company in the UAE, established in 1974; it is ranks among the top fertility facility globally. Over the past forty-three years, NMC has been relied on by millions of people to provide the quality and effective services they seek, thanks to its tailored care, sincere concern and a genuine commitment to the general well-being of the patient.
NMC was the first company established in Abu Dhabi to list on the London Stock Exchange and it is currently part of the premium FTSE 100 Index, an exclusive club of top 100 blue-chip companies by market cap. NMC's strategic achievements together with its legacy institutions have enable it to fill the service gap in the medical healthcare delivery sector and providing a continuum of care to patients.
Currently, the company has station the fundamental mechanisms in place to produce a strong, inter-connected, integrated multi-vertical and multi-brand private healthcare network with the scalability and flexibility to develop its future operations continuously. Possessing a team of more than 2,000 professional doctors and 18,000 paramedical and support personnel, NMC possesses and manages more than 135 healthcare facilities that consist of hospitals, medical centres, long term care facilities, day surgery centres, fertility clinics and home health services. Annually, more than 8.5 million patients are treated by NMC doctors across UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, UK, Spain, Italy, Denmark, Slovakia, Egypt, Brazil and Colombia.
At NMC Healthcare, it is believed that healthcare is basically not about identifying, diagnosing, enlightening or treating an individual but it is also about helping individuals to live a healthy, hale and hearty life. The medical organization is unswerving in serving the societies where it is situated and pledges to deliver to customers hope ‐ Hope of a Healthy and Happy Life. Going by the expression, 'The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step', it medical journey started with its initial phase in 1974, when a small clinic and pharmacy established in Abu Dhabi under the name New Medical Centre (NMC).
During the initial years, NMC, being a pioneer private health care provider was faced with many challenges. Instead of giving into these challenges or setbacks, the strive on and pave way for better opportunities and resolved the challenges positively with determination, perseverance, will power, and strength. Part of that success can as well be attributed to the sincerity, hard work and dedication of its staffs, which have assist the medical organization to develop and flourish over the years.
•NMC acquires outstanding 49% minority stake in Fakih IVF at approximately same enterprise value as original acquisition cost set in 2015.
•NMC acquires 70 percent stake in CosmeSurge, a cosmetic surgery and aesthetic medicine provider.
•NMC acquires 80 percent stake in the Riyadh-based Al Salam Medical Group.
•NMC's Fertility vertical - Fakih IVF, the leading fertility services provider in the Middle East region, opens its new fertility center in Muscat, Oman.
NMC Healthcare has received the following awards,
•Gold Stevie Award 2016
•Great Place to Work 2016-2017
•Superbrands 2016-2017
•Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Award 2016-2017
•Service Olympian Award (Best Social Media Experience) 2018.
In 2009, NMC Specialty Hospitals in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Al Ain area awarded the prestigious JCI accreditation. Close
Kuims Seoul Clinic
Kyung Hee University International Medical Services (KUIMS) was established in 2006, situated in Seoul, Korea. Kyung Hee University Hospital... Read More
Kyung Hee University International Medical Services (KUIMS) was established in 2006, situated in Seoul, Korea. Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong is an accredited, multi-specialty, university hospital which specializes in Western and traditional Korean medicine. The hospital is fortified with 800 beds and more than 30 specialty centers. It makes available state of the art diagnostic, therapeutic and intensive care facilities in a one-stop medical center.
The hospital serves more than 14,000 International patients each year. The main structure has 14 floors and four basement floors, while the supplementary section has three floors and five basement floors with a total of 800 hospital beds. It is fortified with the latest EMR system, a 3.0T MRI, 64MD CT, robot navigation, and RapidArc (radiation cancer treatment machinery).
The Clinic has 12 specialists and it carry out Smart Care Service comprising of Smart Check Up, Fast Track, and Smart After-Care Service which would minimize waiting period and aid to attend to foreign VIPs, which will contribute to the convenience of patients.
The hospital has a medical coordination office staffed by doctors, nurses and general staffs. Dental Department: Periodontal Department, Maxillofacial Surgery, Implant Dentistry, Esthetic Dentistry, Conservative Dentistry, Pediatric Dentistry. Other Departments: Arthritis and Rheumatism, Rheumatology, Acupuncture, Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, Anesthesiology and Pain, Oriental Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy, Stroke and Neurological Disorders Center, Nuclear Medicine, Occupational Environmental Medicine, Internal Medicine, Psychiatry, General Surgery, Thoracic Cardiovascular
In 2014, it received the Prime minister's commendation for building the trust of the Korean Medical Establishment by the Korea Health Industry Development Institute. In the year 2013 they achieved the Medical Korean Global Healthcare Award for New Market Development by Korea's Health Industry Development Institute and were also granted the International Business Award for Marketing by Korea Business Communicators' Association.
The hospital center for international care manages the general processes for patients from hospitalization to after care in leaving Korea, subsequent to marking and promotional campaigns both in and out of the country. It has two collective groups, Department of International Cooperation dealing with administrative procedures and International Healthcare Clinic directly related to clinic treatments. The groups assist to support the process for visa; patients' complaints ensued in hospital, setting up managements, and all the information for traveling in Korea. Close
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Everything is similar to everything. Analogous structures are repeated over and over again in multiple dimensions and in various realms of reality. The existence of universal patterns is something known for a long time now. But we are still unable to grasp the implications of such a discovery. Does it signify that the whole reality we experience is just an illusion? That everything is essentially the same One thing which manifests itself into various forms? Or does it simply signify the existence of a kind of field which affects everything? Could it just be a coincidence or a result of our prejudiced perception? Could we just be looking at what we expect to see in a massive "we shape reality" illusion?
I confess that I am unable to reach to a solid conclusion.
Although my subconscious does hint towards a specific solution.
All great mysteries somehow shout their solution.
But you must stay still in order to listen.
See the colours of the butterflies. The shapes of mountains and the coastlines of your favorite island. Watch the sounds of crickets and stare the planets move in the silent sky. Take a hold of a shell. Smell a rose. Think and let your neurons fire, while watching the light coming out of distant stars.
There is evident harmony in the cosmos.
There is music in the silence.
There is magic in the cosmos.
Everything different and yet the same.
Because everything is the same and yet so different.


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SS9, Livadia 1: Sainz responds to Burns pressure
Carlos Sainz had been coming under increasing pressure from Subaru's Richard Burns in the first of Saturday's stages, as the pair battle for second place overall in the Acropolis Rally. But the Spaniard has fought back on the third stage of the day, the first run through Lavadia, setting the fastest time through the 11.66km test
Leader Colin McRae again lost time over his rivals, as his Ford Focus clears the stage for the cars behind, but the Scot was only five seconds slower his team mate over Livadia, posting the fifth fastest time on the stage. The gap between leader McRae and second placed Sainz is now down to 19 seconds.
In between the two Fords is another Blue Oval car. Francois Delecour continues to set fast times today, second quickest on Livadia.
Harri Rovanpera in the Peugeot 206 WRC was third fastest, just ahead of Subaru's Richard Burns in fourth. The second Subaru of Petter Solberg set the sixth fastest time, but the Norwegian will need to be wary of the charging Rovanpera if he is to keep his fourth place overall.
Freddy Loix was the fastest Mitsubishi on SS9, four seconds ahead of team mate Tommi Makinen, who was tenth on the stage.
Hamed al-Wahaibi posted his first top-10 stage time in the event for the Oman Arab World Rally Team, coming eight on the stage, ahead Armin Schwarz's Skoda Octavia in ninth.
Alister McRae's Hyundai is in trouble. The Scot stopped about 1km into the stage with a left-front driveshaft problem. After removing the driveshaft, he managed to get his Accent going again and completed the stage with three-wheel drive, 17 minutes down. He has two stages to go before repairs can be made in service.
For SS9 results click here.
For full live timings table click here.
For full entry list click here.
For the itinerary click here.
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How fired-up Ogier became the WRC's ultimate Monte master
By Tom Howard
He may only be contesting a part-time campaign in the World Rally Championship these days, but Sebastien Ogier underlined that he's lost none of his speed in the 2023 season opener. Storming to yet another victory on the Monte Carlo Rally, the eight-time world champion rewrote the history books again as Toyota served notice of its intentions with a crushing 1-2
How Lancia pulled off its famous Monte Carlo giantkilling
Audi should have been invincible in the snowy conditions that typically greeted the World Rally Championship paddock in Monte Carlo. But unexpectedly warm weather for the 1983 season opener, combined with some left-field thinking from the Lancia crew turned the tables. Forty years on, team boss Cesare Fiorio reflects on a smash and grab
Why M-Sport has pinned all its efforts on a WRC reunion
M-Sport had a disastrous 2022 with its Rally1 Ford Pumas following Sebastien Loeb's first-time-out win on the Monte. But now things are looking up with 2019 world champion Ott Tanak leading its attack, and the Cumbrian operation has optimism that it can challenge for a first title since Sebastien Ogier's departure at the end of 2018
The contenders seeking to take Rovanpera's WRC crown
As Kalle Rovanpera begins his World Rally Championship title defence in Monte Carlo, the Finn knows he has a target on his back. But who is best placed to knock the Toyota ace off his perch?
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Question: what could be harder than becoming the youngest-ever World Rally champion? Answer: becoming the youngest-ever two-time World Rally champion. That's quite the challenge facing Toyota's Kalle Rovanpera in 2022, particularly against rejuvenated opposition in the second year of the WRC's hybrid regulations
From F1 to WRC: Why Hyundai's new boss could be an inspired signing
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The ultimate rally car project the WRC is glad COVID killed
Toyota was unstoppable in the 2021 World Rally Championship, with an excellent 75% strike rate from 12 rallies. But in a scary proposition for its rivals, the Japanese marque had built a car for the final year of the previous regulations set which it believes was much faster and could feasibly have crushed the opposition completely. Here the story of its mothballed world-beater
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Stars Over Clear Lake by Loretta Ellsworth
For the first time in decades, Lorraine Kindred has returned to the ballroom where she was swept away by the big bands during the 1940s – and by a star-crossed romance. As she takes in the magnificent energy and brassy sounds of her youth, the past comes to life, along with the fateful decision all those years ago that forced her to choose between personal conviction and social expectations, between the two men who had captured her heart. It had been a time of great music and love, but also of war and sacrifice, and now, trying to make peace with her memories, Lorraine must find the courage to face buried secrets. In the process, she will rediscover herself, her passion, and her capacity for resilience.
Set during the 1940s and the present and inspired by a real-life ballroom, Stars Over Clear Lake is a moving story of forbidden love, lost love, everlasting love – and self love.
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The perfect intersection for news, data and mobility
Posted By: Glenda Nevillon: February 20, 2014 In: Digital Media
South Africa's fourth democratic elections will be the first where social media plays a role not just in terms of political parties using the platforms to sway hearts and minds, but also as a tool for media to keep the public engaged and informed – and for the public to generate their own content that will then be used by the media to offer real life perspectives.
Technology has always been an important part of elections, says Jannie Momberg, editor in chief of News24. "The biggest difference between the 2009 and 2014 elections is the rise of social media. Facebook was around five years ago, but its growth locally has been phenomenal. Add in the rise of Twitter and the way political parties and people generally communicate has fundamentally changed," he says.
Another game changer is the massive growth of mobile. Many South Africans lack access to broadband via laptops or personal computers, but cellphones are ubiquitous, and an important means of communication to a large number of people.
Momberg says this "represents a fundamental shift for us as well". "As a publisher we can support our users with information via their mobile phone in a far more meaningful way than ever before. The news value of a national election presents the perfect intersection for news, data and mobility."
Which is why 24.com has developed a free elections app designed to provide users with all the authoritative information and results from the 2014 national elections.
"We built both our iOs and Android apps internally at 24.com. We started planning the apps about a year ago," Momberg says. "We looked specifically at voter registration dates to deploy the apps into the market and have major updates planned in the coming months."
Cathryn Reece, head of product at 24.com, says the company's engineers underwent "an exciting learning curve around data visualisations with the assistance of the IEC". She says they focused time and attention on digitising election information for future use. "Our biggest challenge is to bring international election results reporting to mobile screens in a way that makes sense to the South African consumer and accurately represents the nuances of the South African political process."
This consumer, says Momberg, is "Any South African with an iOs/Android device interested in the elections".
"We have built into the apps the functionality where you can personalise your own content feed dedicated party news as well as general information around the process, party information and so on," he says. "Our mobile browser offering has been designed specifically to cater for additional mobile platforms and we are going to great lengths to mirror functionality between apps and mobile web wherever possible."
With data playing an increasingly important role in newsrooms, Reece says News24 is "constantly looking for ways to enhance our ability to use certain tools to present data. This is not just necessary for the elections – presenting complex facts in a form that users find palatable is a key function of journalists, and particularly in the online space".
She says the biggest challenge will be in rolling out live updates from the editorial team on election day which is why the engineering team has been brought to the forefront of the product development process "to ensure infrastructure is stable.
While News24 will publish content from partners such as City Press and The Witness, most of the content will be "generated internally and also from feeds and our audience", Reece says.
She says because of the "easy access to social media, blogs (such as our Voices platform) and other means of expression, users will have access to a broad spectrum of opinion on the elections, the parties and the issues. We are very cognisant of the need to facilitate this ongoing participation and conversation".
The app focuses on breaking news, multi-media visuals, user generated content (especially on voting day), mechanisms to check whether you're registered, registration and voting information, daily polls, party information and ongoing opinion and in depth analysis. The app will also offer the live results map that News24 had huge success with during recent elections (including a previous results overlay showing results in comparison with the live streams for 2014).
"The news around a national election changes minute by minute. News24 focuses on breaking news but with this election we wanted to take it one step further and offer a dedicated application to voting savvy users which would ensure that this momentous election was covered in as much detail and as effectively as possible," Momberg says.
The app is currently available to download for free across Android and iOS devices.
News24 will also be offering extensive election coverage through their dedicated election pages at http://www.news24.com/Elections
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The Google logo is a very simple logo made up of a simple font and some basic colors. It seems almost amateurish. The simplicity of the logo could possible represent the simplicity of the search engine. There are numerous debates/discussions on the web about the google logo. One discussion centered around the two O's in Google, representing infinity.
Every once in a while, you will see the Google logo change to represent a current topic e.g The Olympics, World Cup etc. These logos are called Google doodles. The doodles are currently created by Dennis Hwang and he has created over 150 doodles since he started working at Google. Apparently, the first doodle was produced by the founders Larry and Sergey. The logo was created when they attended the Burning Man festival in summer 1999. They put a little stick figure on the home page logo in case the site crashed and someone wanted to know why nobody was answering the phone.
For more on the doodles, visit the official Doodle page.


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Pilgrim's Pride partners with Meat Business Women
By	Iain Hoey on	 December 3, 2020 Business, News
Pilgrim's Pride Ltd. has announced a strategic partnership with female-led group Meat Business Women, giving women working at Pilgrim's Pride access to a suite of career development tools and mentoring opportunities.
As a sponsor and strategic partner, Pilgrim's Pride Ltd. will receive priority access to Meat Business Women's programme of events, networking opportunities and mentorship schemes. It will also provide expertise and input into the group's strategic direction and support its wider mission of raising the profile of women in the meat industry.
Pilgrim's Pride Ltd. (formerly Tulip Ltd) has been involved with Meat Business Women for a number of years now and we are delighted to strengthen that existing relationship by becoming a Strategic Partner," commented Rachel Baldwin, vice president of HR at Pilgrim's Pride. "We look forward to taking an even more active role in helping to drive its objectives to attract more female talent to the industry, nurture new entrants into the sector, and enhance networking opportunities."
Chair of Meat Business Women, Laura Ryan, said they were delighted to be working more closely with the Piilgrim's Pride team: "We know from speaking to hundreds of women in the global meat industry that networking and mentoring can make a huge difference to women's career paths. It's fantastic that Pilgrim's Pride is investing proactively in the development of female talent and giving women throughout the business the tools they need to succeed."
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Local baseball: Strong season comes to end for Post 83
Scott Hansen
OSHKOSH – Following Friday night's 1-0 loss to Oshkosh, the Sheboygan Legion Post 83 baseball team entered Saturday's AAA Legion regional tournament action hoping for another crack at solving the bracket's host team. When the opportunity knocked, Sheboygan once again was left searching for answers.
Coming after a 6-2 win over Kimberly in an elimination game to start the day and set up the rematch, Sheboygan followed by letting a five-run first-inning lead slip away in falling 14-8 at Oshkosh North to bring an end to its season at 28-10.
"We came out, we got five runs on them right away, and that was big, but we needed to have that shutdown inning to follow and we didn't," Sheboygan coach Steve Goes said. "It's a good team we lost to, that's just how baseball goes."
After Sheboygan batting a round in top of the first inning, Post 83 starting pitcher Weston Nelson allowed the first five Oshkosh batters to reach base and eventually score on two walks and three singles in the bottom of the frame.
Oshkosh scored two more in the bottom of the second to gain a lead it wouldn't relinquish, but from there Nelson retired 13 of the next 16 batters. Overall Sheboygan outhit Oshkosh 16-13.
"We broke out in the first inning, but they were just able to match everything," Sheboygan shortstop Tyler Zeitz said. "We knew they were capable of coming back, we just needed to play good defense and throw strikes but they put the ball in play and sometimes we didn't make the plays. They came back with fire."
Sheboygan got back on the scoreboard in the third inning when Robert Hoffmann – who finished 2-for-3 with a walk – led off the inning with a single and scored his second run of the game on an error by the third baseman throwing to first.
Down 7-6, Sheboygan knotted things up in the top of the seventh with Nelson leading off with a single and a stolen base before scoring his second run of the game on a one-out fielders choice by Dominic Mahn.
But, like it had done early in the game, Oshkosh responded. It scored a run off of Nelson to lead 8-7. Carter Amundsen relieved Nelson but allowed a pair of runs on three hits and a walk to give Oshkosh a 10-7 advantage headed to the eighth.
"Pitching has been our strength all season, and today it was just tough for us," Goes said.
In 6 1/3 innings Nelson allowed eight runs, five earned, on eight hits and five walks with two strikeouts. Amundsen – who was 2-for-5 batting leadoff – pitched 1/3 inning to take the loss before Tyler Van Calligan came on in relief. He allowed four runs – two earned – on four hits and a walk as Oshkosh broke the game open with four more runs in the eighth inning after Sheboygan tallied a run in the top half of the inning to cut its deficit to 10-8.
"It was a good run. (The loss) doesn't take away from what we've accomplished this year," Goes said. "We have a lot to be proud of."
That includes the resilience Sheboygan showed when it fell behind in the first inning of its first game on Saturday. Following Friday's difficult loss, Goes said he talked to his team about responding with focus. They heeded his advice.
With starting pitcher Conner Harrison allowing two runs to open the game, Kimberly was shut down the rest of the way. He allowed one earned run on five hits and three walks with a pair of strikeouts to pick up the win in six innings.
"My curveball was working well in warmups and it worked really well in the game when my fastball wasn't working," Harrison said. "I knew it was an elimination game, but to me it was just a game in the end, I had to ignore the hype and noise around it."
While Harrison was successful on the mound, Sheboygan's offense supplied him with enough run support for some breathing room. With Amundsen scoring on an RBI single by Hoffmann in the bottom half of the first after Amundsen led off with single and stolen base, Sheboygan took a 4-1 lead in the third by capitalizing off of Kimberly errors.
Aaron Peterson scored the inning's first run after reaching on an error and Nelson scored after being hit by a pitch. Zietz, who had the RBI single to score Peterson, also came around to score on a Mahn two-run double.
Amundsen pitched three innings of scoreless relief. Sheboygan added a run each in the seventh and eighth innings, both the result of Kimberly errors.