Luna was born in an unexpected place and time. At only six months pregnant, Nubelys Ávila Guerrero had to travel from Aruba to Colombia to give birth to her first daughter. The reason? In her city of residence, they could not attend a premature birth.
FCV was the only Spanish-speaking institution to obtain one of the Value-Based HealthCare (VBHC Value-Based HealthCare) awards, presented yesterday in the Netherlands. The excellent results in heart attack management led the hospital to receive the award in the Cost-Effectiveness category.
The doctors' diagnosis of Yuk Yin Hau Fun was not encouraging. According to the professionals who treated him in Panama City, his current place of residence, he suffered from a coronary heart disease called ischemic cardiomyopathy (partial or total obstruction of the arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle), which required surgery at the time.
After treating 316 patients in 2022 and registering a mortality rate of only 0.95%, the CABG program of the Hospital Internacional de Colombia was recognized as a center of excellence by the Joint Commission International (JCI): an American non-profit organization that measures quality standards for clinics around the world and certifies the best.
Did you know that one of the best hospitals in Latin America is in Colombia? The Hospital Internacional de Colombia medical complex offers more than 60 specialties in its two medical centers: the Cardiovascular Institute and the Hospital Internacional de Colombia.
- The FCV's Cardiovascular Institute receives Accreditation in Health with Excellence.
- The Colombian hospital that brought back a smile to a Venezuelan family
- Colombian surgeon is the first woman to implant an artificial heart in Latin America
- The FCV medical complex was recognized as the Colombian hospital with maximum digital maturity in the country.
