CARING FOR YOUR HEART IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE
INSTITUT JANTUNG NEGARA
Institut Jantung Negara ( IJN ) made history this year at the Global Health Asia-Pacific Healthcare and Hospital Awards 2022 by sweeping up five prestigious awards . These accolades , received during the awards ceremony held in Bangkok , Thailand in August , include being named Cardiology Service Provider of the Year ; Paediatric Cardiology Service Provider of the Year ; Heart Transplant Service Provider of the Year ; Emergency Care Service Provider of the Year ; and Most Innovative Hospital of the Year .
The centre is proud to have garnered these awards as they encapsulate some of our core areas of strength that have made us both an internationally renowned brand and Southeast Asia ’ s leading provider of cardiovascular and thoracic services .
All things cardiology When it comes to cardiology , IJN ’ s roots have shaped its drive to remain at the forefront of heart health . The centre was first mooted by Malaysia ’ s then Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad after he successfully received a heart bypass surgery carried out by local specialists . It was his vision to see a local heart facility that was capable of delivering high-quality and world-class heart care that is accessible to all Malaysians .
Working with this mandate in mind , the IJN brand has become synonymous with numerous clinical “ firsts ” — the centre ’ s specialists were the
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first to perform a heart transplant in Malaysia in 1997 and followed this up with the country ’ s first lung and double lung transplants in 2005 and 2007 , respectively .
IJN currently offers a host of integrated services that very few Asia- Pacific cardiovascular and thoracic centres can rival — from cardiology services such as interventional cardiology , diagnostics , and non-invasive procedures to cardiothoracic care and other services related to heart problems . At present , the centre has 449 beds , seven invasive cardiac laboratories , nine operating rooms , and 67 consultation clinics .
Thanks to its commitment to clinical excellence and research , the centre is also at the helm of the Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council ’ s ( MHTC ) push to turn Malaysia into a cardiology hub for the region and beyond .
Transplanting hope for patients IJN is Malaysia ’ s only hospital to offer heart transplantation and mechanical heart implantation surgery . In addition to the aforementioned milestones , the centre was part of a worldfirst clinical trial for cardiovascular stem cell transplantation in 2003 . IJN
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