His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan Bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, inaugurated Himchan-UHS Spine & Joint Centre at the University Hospital Sharjah, yesterday.
Speaking on the occasion, HE Abdulla Ali Al Mahyan, Chairman of the UHS’ Board of Trustees and Chairman of Sharjah Health Authority commented, “We have been involved in strengthening international partnerships that has helped attract renowned doctors and services from across the globe, including best practices from South Korea. This will positively reflect on our efforts to provide international expertise, using leading medical technologies. None of this would be possible without the support and wisdom of His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan Bin Muhammad Al Qasimi Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah.”
HE Abdulla Ali Al Mahyan added: “It’s an understatement to say how much Himchan-UHS Spine & Joint Centre has impacted on our patients lives. Simply put, it has helped to reinforce our position for underpinning our Leader’s visionary outlook to improve care and treatment for all our patients across varied segments while enhancing the medical standards in the United Arab Emirates to a higher level.”
The official inaugural launch of Himchan-UHS Spine & Joint Centre witnessed UHS and Korean delegates attendance, HE Dr. AbdelAziz Saeed Al Mheiri- Vice Chairman of Board of Trustees UHS, Dr Ali Obaid Al Ali – UHS CEO, Dr Su Chan Lee, President-Himchan Hospital, and Dr Hye Young Park, Chairman-Sangwon Medical Foundation, and delegates of the media.
Since its soft launch in November 2018, Himchan-UHS Spine & Joint Centre with its very spacious physiotherapy and rehabilitation facility has become the central hub for Spine & Joint treatments for the UAE and neighbouring countries. In addition, its world-class medical facilities has also provided continuous specialist care for both inpatient and outpatients alike.
From the day it opened its doors to as recent as November 2018, the expert team at Himchan-UHS has treated more than 8708 outpatients, performing a total of 229 surgeries and over 1590 minor surgical procedures including injections. A team of physiotherapists also provides world-class care for post-surgeries, like managing shoulder pain, neck pain, back pain, and hips and knee pain.
Founded in Korea, Himchan Hospital specializes in Spine & Joint treatment and has utilized a carefully selected team from its own expert home-grown talent, to practice at Himchan-UHS. Headed by the eminent Dr Seung Jun Park – MD and Consultant Orthopedics, and Dr Dae Won Cho – MD, Consultant Spine Surgeon; the remainder of the team comprises of 2 additional orthopedic surgeons; 2 spine surgeons; 3 physical therapists; and 2 operating theatre nurses to provide the much-needed expert support.
With a very successful opening year under its belt and to further enhance Spine & Joint treatment, Himchan-UHS has added to its burgeoning array of services the futuristic artificial intelligence (AI) driven robotic machine to perform surgeries, and a Rehab Centre for quick recovery from Joint & Spine pain. Providing even further value to its healthcare services, Himchan-UHS has also introduced endoscopic technology for spine surgeries allowing the surgical wound to be no less than 1cm in size.
In addition to the aforementioned, the latest machines to grace the Himchan-UHS include Robotics Antalgic-Trak Technology, the most advanced spinal decompression machine with 10-way spine positioning system, the Hubor 360, which analyzes patients’ flexibility, mobility, and balance; and provides improvement strategies, Cryotherapy, and focus type Electric Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) to relieve pain and accelerate the self-healing process.
