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, Name = Dar Al Fouad Hospital
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, Location = {{flagicon, Egypt
, Region = Giza
, Country = Egypt
, healthcare = Private
, Type = Academic
, Speciality = Multispecialty
, Standards = JCI accreditation
, Affiliation=
Cleveland Clinic
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of the United States
, Beds = 141
, Founded = 1999
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Dar Al-Fouad ( ar, دار الفؤاد, lit='The House of the Heart') is a hospital in
Giza
Giza (; sometimes spelled ''Gizah'' arz, الجيزة ' ) is the second-largest city in Egypt after Cairo and fourth-largest city in Africa after Kinshasa, Lagos and Cairo. It is the capital of Giza Governorate with a total population of 9. ...
,
Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Med ...
, on the outskirts of
Cairo
Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo met ...
. It offers
cardiothoracic surgery
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,
cardiology
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,
oncology
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,
organ transplant
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, and
orthopedic
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departments.
Dar Al Fouad Hospital (DAFH) provides medical and surgical care to patients. DAFH also collaborates with medical institutions, such as the American
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland Clinic is a nonprofit American academic medical center based in Cleveland, Ohio. Owned and operated by the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, an Ohio nonprofit corporation established in 1921, it runs a 170-acre (69 ha) campus in Cleveland, ...
.
DAFH’s top medical care and hospital management was recently granted accreditation by the
Joint Commission International
The Joint Commission is a United States-based nonprofit tax-exempt 501(c) organization that accredits more than 22,000 US health care organizations and programs. The international branch accredits medical services from around the world. A majorit ...
(JCI). The hospital was founded in 1999.
Projects
Dar Al Fouad is rapidly expanding throughout the region in order to serve additional communities. Projects are underway in Egypt (Nasr City),
Kuwait
Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the no ...
Libya
Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Su ...
Oman
Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of ...
Bahrain
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. In addition, Dar Al Fouad is conducting a feasibility study on the development of a nursing college in Egypt.
See also
*
List of hospitals in Egypt
This is a list of hospitals in Egypt.
Cairo
* 57357
* Abdel Kader Fahmy Hospital
* Adam International Hospital (IVF&ICSI)
* Ain Shams Specialized Hospital, Abbasia
* Ain Shams University Hospital (El Demerdash)
* Agooza Hospital
* Al Salam H ...