Another milestone for Belhoul Speciality Hospital
Another milestone for Belhoul Speciality Hospital On August 28th 2009, Belhoul Speciality and Belhoul European Hospital’s achieved JCIA (Joint Commission International Accreditation).
JCI Accreditation arguably represents the "gold standard" for international credentialing. Joint Commission International accreditation standards are based on international consensus standards and set uniform, achievable expectations for structures, processes and outcomes for hospitals. The Joint Commission’s standards have been highly influential in defining and establishing what constitutes quality and reputability for medical organizations, and their seal of accreditation is seen as a defining indicator of a well run hospital.
Together with the Joint Commission International; Belhoul Speciality and Belhoul European Hospitals are working to continuously improve the quality of care and patient safety so you can be sure that you are healthy you are with Belhoul!
Universal Childers Day
Universal Childers Day
Children are one of the most beautiful gifts from God, and one cannot even imagine why people would be cruel or take away the laughter from such innocence. But the grim fact is that many countries were (and some still are) not attuned to the fact that children also have rights to grow into well adjusted and good human beings.
It is therefore that the UN General Assembly recommended that all countries should introduce this annual event, Universal Children's Day, from 1956 to promote the welfare of children. Therefore every year on the 20th of November children and minors are honored and celebrated. Belhoul Speciality Hospital successfully celebrated the International children's day on 19th November 2009. Multiple fun filled activities like, face painting, drawing competitions, magic show kept the parents and children totally absorbed into the festive like atmosphere. Children in the hospital were at their best, phobia free, in fact never wanted to leave the action arena i.e. - Atrium of our hospital waiting bay on ground floor. Magic show was on instant hit, kids and parents were absolutely mesmerized by the clown & the magician. They did excellent face painting also. About 100 kids with their families thoroughly enjoyed the day. The Take home message for all participants was Department of Paediatrics at Belhoul Speciality Hospital takes care of children and their parents even when they are not sick. We plan more of such fun filled, health awareness activities in future.
Blood Donation Camp at Belhoul Speciality Hospital on 3.06.2009
Blood Donation Camp at Belhoul Speciality Hospital on 3.06.2009 
Under the aegis of Department of Blood Transfusion and Research Services, Sharjah, (MOH), Belhoul Speciality Hospital conducted one blood donation Camp on 3.06.2009 at its own premises.
It was a part of continuous process. Belhoul Speciality Hospital, Dubai has been successfully organizing blood donation camps with active support from Department of Blood Transfusion and Research Services, Sharjah (MOH), even in the past. This time activity started much earlier with marketing Department, sending e-mail and circular to everyone in the hospital informing about the pending camp. In Belhoul culture, it is like a festivity most love to participate. On Wednesday morning dated 3.06.2009 at 9:00 am, the team from Department of Blood Transfusion and Research Services, arrived at Belhoul Speciality Hospital as scheduled with their mobile van. Soon blood donation started. There is always screening for donors with verbal questionnaires and physical examination like haemoglobin and blood pressure (BP) estimation. Enthusiasm was palpable in the hospital. Members including doctors, technicians, nursing staff, office staff, house keeping staff etc, started pouring in for donation. Unfortunately some lady staffs failed to donate since they could not meet the screening requirements. By around 1:30 pm, 43 donors from Belhoul Speciality Hospital donated blood. Light refreshments were served to the donors after donation. Thus ended the day with a high note waiting for next blood donation camp at Belhoul Speciality Hospital. .
International Women's Day March8, 2009
International Women's Day March8, 2009 
Belhoul Speciality Hospital Pioneering New Treatments For Heart Patients
Belhoul Speciality Hospital Pioneering New Treatments For Heart Patients With heart related illnesses on the increase in Dubai and the UAE, Belhoul Speciality Hospital is pioneering  the way for new heart treatments within the region. Utilizing their experience in Cardiac Electrophysiological Studies (EPS) and Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) in India and abroad, the cardiology team at the Belhoul Speciality Hospital has pioneered a new approach to the treatment of irregular heart beats. This procedure has been in vogue for 10 – 15 years in the west and in India There are only few doctors even among Cardiologists specializing in this type of treatment. Dr. Anil Kumar, who is a trained Cardiac Electro Physiologist, has been performing this procedure. Dr. Anil Kumar says that “this is a very safe procedure done under local anesthesia only. The patient is required to stay only one day in the hospital”. The procedure allows the Doctor to really pinpoint the cause of the problem within the patient’s heart and eradicate the disease. Dr. Kumar also added that the success rate for this treatment is around 95%, and the best thing is that this is a permanent cure. There is no need for any long term medications or follow up. Already few patients have undergone the procedure. The first two patients have completed six months of follow up without any medicines and they have had no recurrence of symptoms. The hospital has a G.E Cardiolab II cardiac electrophysiology lab, Micropace - a cardiac stimulator and an IBI Radiofrequency Ablator. The procedure is indicated in patients having palpitations and documented or suspected cardiac arrhythmia. Intracardiac electrophysiological study involves placing wire electrodes into the heart from the veins in the leg (similar to angiography) under local anesthesia to determine characteristics of the heart electrical activity. The electrodes will record electrical activity along the conduction system of the heart. The intracardiac ECGs are studied and the triggering focus of the arrhythmia is identified. This information will help to determine the severity of the problem including the risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) as well as the appropriate treatment of the arrhythmia. Then, a special radiofrequency ablation catheter is positioned at the exact focus of arrhythmia and Radiofrequency energy is delivered. This heats up and inactivates the tissue responsible for the arrhythmia. The result is, most often, permanent cure of the cardiac arrhythmia. The patient is then free of the medications and he requires no follow up after that. This procedure is curative and often life saving. The cardiologists at Belhoul Speciality Hospital, Dr. Anil Kumar and Dr Sunil Roy are involved in treating patients with cardiac arrhythmias. Dr Anil Kumar, after undergoing training in this field in United Kingdom under the prestigious commonwealth scholarship programme, started electrophysiological studies and radiofrequency ablations in 1997 in JIPMER, Pondicherry - India which is one of the premier teaching hospitals in India. With such experience and the necessary equipment, the cardiac team at Belhoul Speciality Hospital is offering curative treatment in the form of radiofrequency ablation for all patients with cardiac rhythm disorders.
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