Health stories from BIMC.
Guidance on staying well in Bali, travel-health advice and updates from across the BIMC network — written by our medical teams.
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closeClear filtersGrand Hyatt In-house Clinic Opens
It is staggering to learn how many people suffer minor medical incidents when travelling. Medical injuries and emergencies occur even when visitors are in the safe environment of their hotel or villa. It is therefore necessary for hotels to have someone on staff who is capable in a medical situation or better yet, to have
BIMCare Silver Membership Records Registration Spike
BIMC Hospital Group is reporting a record number of registrations from Bali residents signing up for its BIMCare Silver membership. “BIMCare Silver cards provide a long list of benefits with increasing popularity amongst local expats and Bali residents,” said the hospital’s marketing manager, Fransiska. The immediate sign up benefits include an annual free dental check
BIMC open clinics in Conrad & Ritz Carlton
Medical incidents happen when people holiday and the larger hotels well understand they need to cope with medical emergencies quickly and professionally. In order to curb potentially fatal incidents and help tourists with minor injuries like sunburn and dehydration, BIMC is now working with Conrad and Ritz Carlton resorts providing small clinic facilities and doctors
BIMC Hospital Group’s New Advertising Campaign Draws Significant Attention
Bali’s most trusted name in health and emergency hospital care recently unveiled “BIMCare,” a value-added healthcare membership program. With the tagline “more affordable than you think,” the Australian managed hospital group intends to do its best to remind the Bali community and tourists alike of the many benefits and advantages available at its two hospitals.
BIMC Hospital Group Issues Healthcare Membership
Bali based BIMC Hospital Group launched its ‘BIMCARE’ card on July 1st at one of its hospitals. The healthcare membership offers concessions that range from free health and dental services to substantial discounts. Deputy General Manager BIMC Hospital Deddy Suhartawan said three types of member cards, Star, Silver and Blue, are now available by online
World Customs Organization (WCO) Awards BIMC Hospital “WCO Certificate of Merit”
Commemorating International Customs Day, the Indonesia Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DGCE) awarded a “World Customs Organization (WCO) Certificate of Merit” to BIMC HOSPITAL Bali. The award was given to the hospital for supporting the DGCE in accomplishing their tasks related to drug smuggling. The ceremony was held at BIMC Hospital Kuta on February
BIMC Hospital Kuta Upgrades Its Operating Theatre
The BIMC HOSPITAL Kuta has upgraded its international standard operating theatre in the beginning of 2013. The theatre is now equipped with HEPA filtered laminar flow hoods representing the latest technology to provide maximum protection and prevention in terms of infection risk during surgeries. Installed previously, the HEPA (High-Efficiency Particulate Air) filters catch very fine
Echocardiography facility at BIMC Hospital
BIMC Hospital is delighted to announce the addition of the new Echocardiography facility performed by our cardiologist commencing November 2011. An echocardiogram often is referred to in the medical community as a cardiac ECHO or simply an ECHO. An echocardiogram is a sonogram of the heart. Also known as a cardiac ultrasound, it uses standard
BIMC Hospital celebrate 13 years of service
BIMC hospital was officially opened on 27th July 1998. This year, BIMC Hospital celebrated 13 years of service. To celebrate the 13th anniversary, BIMC Hospital organized several activities and one of the highlights was releasing sea turtles into the sea at Kuta Beach. On 25th July, BIMC Hospital invited all staff to join in the
Prodia Service
Prodia at your service Some people need to have their blood tested to make sure that the blood is negative from any kind of virus. An example of this is people who have Dengue Fever. Dengue Fever is an acute disease transmitted by mosquitoes, which occurs in the tropics and can be life-threatening. When someone
BIMC Ambulance Fleet
“In an emergency situation, time is of the essence”. Everyone would agree with this statement, however, more should be added, time is of the essence “to get help” for complete treatment. First aid help from a bystander could be lifesaving and prolong someone’s life, but there is no argument that professional help is much more
BIMC Hospital has installed GPS into their ambulances
BIMC Hospital has recently installed Global Positioning System (GPS) units into their Advanced Life Support Ambulances in order to improve response times and streamline dispatch operations. BIMC Hospital is proud to be the first to use GPS in their ambulances and is happy to be part of a new era of technology in emergency services
Digital Imaging X-ray
The discovery of x-ray by Wilhem Roentgen in the late 1800s is one of the greatest contribution in medicine. From an X-ray we can know problems happening inside the human’s body. Further studies have developed the conventional X-ray to the more advanced diagnostic equipments, such as the CT-Scan, Ultrasound, etc. But the famous black and