American Standards Hospital to Be Built in Tbilisi
TBILISI – David Tvildiani Medical University, “Conti Group," and businessman Mamuka Khazaradze have agreed to begin construction on American Hospita, a hospital in Georgia built to American standards.
The selection process for a hospital operator has been completed, and the agreement was signed with "Inova Healthcare System."
The memorandum of understanding was signed on February 14th in Tbilisi.
Inova is a global leader in personalized health, which leverages precision medicine to predict, prevent, and treat diseases, enabling individuals to live longer, healthier lives.
Inova serves more than two million people each year from throughout the Washington, DC metro area and beyond.
Inova's five hospitals include more than 1,700 licensed beds and 16,000 employees.
The American Hospital project in Georgia is worth of $42 million. At the first stage the hospital will have around 100 beds, and it will primarily focus on medical services whose level of development is low in Georgia. It will provide the high quality medical care for which Georgian citizens often travel abroad.
The highest American standards and technologies of Joint Commission International (JCI) will be introduced in Georgia’s American hospital which has no analogue in Georgia.
JCI accreditation is considered the gold standard in global health care. JCI consultants are the most skilled and experienced in the industry. It identifies, measures, and shares the best practices in quality and patient safety with the world. They provide leadership and innovative solutions to help health care organizations across all settings improve performance and outcomes. JCI has a number of guidelines concerning hardware, building materials, equipment, personnel training quality, the scheme procedures, quality control, etc.
In addition, Georgian doctors licensed in the United States will be invited to work in the hospital, and they will have the opportunity to continue their professional activities in Georgia.
Moreover, American hospital is intended to be a medical hub, where a medical-training center will be developed which will contribute to the training of professionals in the medical field and expand the network.
The hospital will serve not only Georgia but the whole Caucasus region.
by Thea Morrison