Beirut, the 10th of June 2021: At a time when medical centers and hospitals close their doors and while many doctors have decided to emigrate, the LAU Medical Center- Rizk Hospital stands more than ever alongside the Lebanese, and invests in a new ultimate and one of its kind ER department which stretches over 700sqm.
This new state of the art, fully integrated and comprehensive ER with an embedded Medical Imaging Unit including a CT-Scan, Digital X-Ray, Ultrasound and Mobile Unit, will ensure and guarantee medical excellence, efficiency, convenience, and most importantly patients safety.
The opening ceremony took place in the presence of the LAU President, Dr. Michel Mawad, Dr. Georges Ghanem, Chief Medical Officer, Mr. Sami RIzk, Chief Executive Officer, the Director of the Medical Care Directorate at the Ministry of Public Health Dr. Joseph El Helou as well as doctors, members of the advisory boards and media representatives.
On the occasion, Dr. Mawad said: “ Loyal to our promise of healing with compassion, and as a sign of faith and belief in our country, we at LAU Medical Center- Rizk Hospital couldn’t but pursue our quest to provide a world class Emergency services to our beloved Lebanese population.”
Despite the economical crisis and all the problems and barriers that are handicaping the medical field and the limitation that they face on a daily basis, LAU Medical Center- RIzk hospital launched this new ER department reaffirming its unconditional commitment to Lebanese population and by guaranteeing to always provide them with the best health care services.