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• 06/09/2011 12:09

  We have received our third international mark of quality – JCI

  In the first week of June, an international team of auditors completed inspections at our hospital, and granted the certificate JCI (Joint Commission International) guaranteeing the quality and safety of patient care.

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• 18/05/2011 10:05

  We save tens of millions of Crowns annually

  Na Homolce Hospital has applied the anti-corruption strategy of the Ministry of Health for the third year. The purchase of medical equipment is carried out through the Department of Biomedical Engineering.

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• 18/05/2011 10:05

  We have received the Hospital of the 21st century certificate

  On April 15th, 2011 the president of the Czech Medical Association (ČLK), MUDr. Milan Kubek, presented the director of Na Homolce Hospital, MUDr. Vladimír Dbalý, the Hospital of the 21st century certificate. The ČLK praised Na Homolce Hospital for having a great number of qualified medical personnel.

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• 25/05/2011 09:05

  We can implant an “invisible” defibrillator

  Cardiologists at Na Homolce Hospital have evaluated an entirely new type of device in the treatment of abnormally fast heart rhythm that is introduced into the patient’s superior vena cava. The advantage of the device is greater efficiency and the fact that it is completely hidden within the vein. Currently used devices, for example defibrillators, are mainly implanted under the collar bone where they are noticeably visible, according to the Chairman of the Cardiology Department at Na Homolce Hospital, docent MUDr. Petr Neužil, CSc., FESC.

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• 25/05/2011 10:05

  We can introduce an artificial heart valve via catheter to the cardiac apex

  We are able to implant new aortic heart valves with thin tubes (catheters) introduced to the cardiac apex. Artificial replacement valves function as the original, which is narrowed due to degenerative changes thus preventing proper blood flow. The procedure is suitable for patients unable to undergo open-heart surgery for various reasons and in whom the valve may be introduced through an artery in the groin.

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