Joint Commission International accredits Johns Hopkins-affiliated Clemenceau Medical Center in Lebanon

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About Johns Hopkins Medicine:

A more than $4bn enterprise, Johns Hopkins Medicine unites physicians and scientists of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine with the organizations, health professionals and facilities of the Johns Hopkins Health System.

The mission of Johns Hopkins Medicine is to improve the health of the community and the world by setting the standard of excellence in medical education, research and clinical care. Diverse and inclusive, Johns Hopkins Medicine has provided international leadership in the education of physicians and medical scientists in biomedical research and in the application of medical knowledge to sustain health since The Johns Hopkins Hospital opened in 1889. The Johns Hopkins Health System includes three acute-care hospitals ― The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and Howard County General Hospital ― which together provide an integrated health care delivery system.

About Johns Hopkins Medicine International:

Johns Hopkins Medicine International (JHI) facilitates the global development of the Johns Hopkins Medicine mission: to improve the health of the community and the world by setting the standard of excellence in medical education, research and clinical care.

As the international access point to thousands of Johns Hopkins experts in medicine, nursing, public health and health care administration, JHI coordinates treatment for out-of-town patients who travel to Baltimore and for local patients with limited English proficiency. It also provides services in hospital management, health care consulting and clinical education through strategic alliances and affiliations in the Middle East, Latin America, North America, Europe and Asia.

About the Clemenceau Medical Center:

Clemenceau Medical Center, which is affiliated with Johns Hopkins Medicine International, is a state-of-the-art medical center in the heart of Beirut, Lebanon. The mission of the center is "Caring, Safety, Excellence". It is JCI accredited and capable of delivering high-quality health care services in a timely, cost-efficient and pleasant environment to patients from Lebanon and the Middle East. CMC houses all the specialty branches and is fully equipped with the most advanced medical technology.

Clemenceau Medical Center has established centers of excellence in several specialties, including cardiology, ophthalmology, hematology and oncology, digestive and liver diseases, cardiothoracic surgery, and minimally invasive and colorectal surgery.

Media contact:

Natalia Bolotina
Media Relations and Public Affairs
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Tel: +971 410-502-9422