Cutting edge healthcare in Lebanon

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Not every hospital has a valet service, a five-star hotel feel and state-of-the-art technology. To continue attracting local and regional patients through its lobby — with a large piano in the center — and into the care of its physicians, Beirut-based Clemenceau Medical Center (CMC) has been upgrading its services despite the challenging economic environment. The Da Vinci robot From robotic surgeries to its new and upcoming cancer center, the hospital has more than just its patients to take care of. Launched in July 2012, the da Vinci surgical system — with a hefty price tag of $2 million — allows surgeons to conduct operations with minimal invasion, the only hospital in Lebanon and the region with this technology. To date, it has been used to treat around 100 patients with a variety of conditions. While use of the robot adds up to 20 percent to the patient’s operation bill,