Imam Reza hospital is one of the major hospitals in Mashhad. The construction of this complex, covering an area of 28.5 hectares with 28,000 m2 superstructure, was commenced in 1928 and the hospital opened its door to patients in 1313 under the name of shahreza infirmary.
Iran, Mashhad
Imam Reza hospital is one of the major hospitals in Mashhad. The construction of this complex, covering an area of 28.5 hectares with 28,000 m2 superstructure, was commenced in 1928 and the hospital opened its door to patients in 1313 under the name of shahreza infirmary. Originally, it consisted of 100 beds and specialized wards for internal medicine, surgery, ophthalmology, pediatrics, infectious diseases, maternity wards, clinics, laboratories, radiology, dentistry, animal dissection, and related departments. In 1945, otolaryngology ward added and by 1948-49, the hospital admission capacity was increased to 250 beds. Back in 1862, the hospital’s surgical department was led by Dr. Bull Van. This compassionate Belgian doctor, who converted to Islam after learning about the illuminating teachings of Islam, practiced medicine in this hospital for several years. In those years, the hospital was host to 45 attending physicians including 1 dentist, 6 pharmacists, 18 MDs, 270 nurses and 5 midwives, who handled the hospital’s medical affairs.
Today, Imam Reza Hospital, as a general first-class hospital, represents one of the leading educational and medical centers of Iran. In addition to therapeutic services offered to patients, this center acts as a medical educational/research base and a training center for medical students at the specialized and sub-specialized programs, and every year several stagers, interns, and residents receive clinical training under the supervision of heads of different departments.
The medical coverage of this hospital is also fairly broad. The clinic and emergency units, which are in the medical center of this hospital, provide round-the-clock services to patients by internal medicine specialists and surgeons. The hospital’s polyclinic includes the following specialties: pediatrics, oncology, dermatology, bone and surgery (orthopedy), reconstructive burn surgery, women's surgery (gynecology), general surgery, kidney and urinary tract surgery (orology), ophthalmology, internal medicine, rheumatology, internal lung, endocrine system, liver and digestive system, kidney (nephrology), hematology, diabetes, psychiatry, acupuncture, infectious disease, cardiology, pediatric cardiology, otolaryngology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, traditional Iranian medicine, pain subspecialty, open heart surgery, internal neurology, genetics as well as a wide range of other units in this clinic that provide supportive and administrative services to patients, including the admission and medical records unit, insurance desk and social work.
In this large hospital, aside from the clinic, there are specialized wards for the hospitalization of poor patients, such as infertility (IVF), orthopedics, urology, surgery, cardiac care unit (CCU), specialized internal medicine, internal ICU, ophthalmology, ENT, dermatology, rheumatology and hematology, pediatrics, neonates, NICU, obstetrics, gynecology, infectious diseases, burns, dialysis, stone breaking, hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, urodynamics, cardiac rehabilitation, and sleep clinic, in which needy patients are admitted and provided with medical services.
The paraclinical wards of this hospital also comprise radiology, angiography and angioplasty, transesophageal echocardiogram, skin clinic, MRI and nuclear medicine, CT scan, central specialized laboratories, physiotherapy and audiometry, which provide diagnostic and therapeutic services to patients.
TAVI (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation). EVAR and TEVAR. 2 Valve replacement. Heart transplantation. VSD closer. Arthroplasty Total Knee. Gastric bypass surgery. ICD & Pace Maker. Open Heart Surgery. Aortic valve replacement. Anterior and posterior urethroplasty. Midurethral Sling. TACE (Trans catheter and transarterial Chemoembolization) Midurethral Sling. IVF. Flat Foot. Hallux valgus and hallux rigidus. Transaxillary Endoscopic Thyroidectomy.