The capital city of Romania has a healthcare network that has rendered it the most important city in the country and the number one destination for domestic medical tourism. Patients from abroad also choose to be treated in Bucharest’s hospitals, as the word about our specialists’ reputation has been spread all over the world.
On the medical map of the Romanian capital city an important place is occupied by the “Dr. Ion Stoia” Clinic Centre of Rheumatic Diseases in Bucharest.
The healthcare unit is unique in Romania, as it is the only rheumatology hospital of our country. The specialists who work here annually treat thousands of patients suffering from all kinds of rheumatic diseases. Only 40% of these patients are from Bucharest, the rest coming from different areas of Romania.
State-of-the art endowments
In recent years, a lot of money has been invested in the “Dr. Ion Stoia” Clinic Centre for Rheumatic Diseases in Bucharest. One of the major investments was the construction of a new four-storey wing, connected to the old building by a walkway. Here, patients benefit from the most modern treatments performed with the help of extremely modern medical devices.
For example, the “Dr. Ion Stoia” Clinic Centre for Rheumatic Diseases in Bucharest is equipped with a neuro-stimulator meant to significantly reduce patients’ back pain. The device is unique in the Romanian hospitals and was purchased grace to an investment of 200,000 euros.
When he first introduced the neurostimulator, Associate Professor Dr. Cătălin Codreanu, the manager of the “Dr. Ion Stoia” Clinic Centre for Rheumatic Diseases in Bucharest mentioned the fact that the device helps the patients due to the electric shocks it sends through its special electrodes. With this treatment the lumbar pain disappears. “The neurostimulator allows an individual and personalised treatment of patients suffering from chronic lumbar diseases. This device is useful for low back pain caused especially by discopathies”, pointed out Associate Professor Dr. Cătălin Codreanu.
A neurostimulator procedure takes 40 minutes. The procedure is a complement to other treatments applied to low back pain.
The medical unit also includes devices that can measure bone mineral density, a special ultrasound for bones and joints, as it can “see” inside soft structures, as well as a digital radiological device.
Day hospitalisation and continuous hospitalisation
The “Dr. Ion Stoia” Clinic Center for Rheumatic Diseases in Bucharest can provide both continuous hospitalisation and day hospitalisation.
The medical care facility has 106 beds for continuous hospitalisation, of which 27 beds are allocated to the Rheumatology Ward I, 27 beds to the Rheumatology Ward II and 52 beds are allocated to the Clinic Rheumatology Ward.
For day hospitalisation, the “Dr. Ion Stoia” Clinic Center for Rheumatic Diseases in Bucharest has allocated 20 beds. Patients who opt for this type of service have at their disposal two consulting rooms for rheumatology examinations, one for medical recovery examinations and one for medical treatments.
The unit is equipped with a laboratory for medical tests: biochemistry, hematology, immunology and serology. In addition, it provides radiology, osteo-densitometry, ultrasound and capillaroscopy services.
Day hospitalisation is especially applicable for patients who need the monitoring of their rheumatic inflammatory diseases. This type of hospitalisation is also used when diagnosing diseases, and in the case of administering treatments.
In the case of patients with chronic or acute diseases, the option of continuous hospitalisation is adopted. In this way, the patient benefits from diagnosis, monitoring and specialised treatment from the attending physician.
The “Dr. Ion Stoia” Clinic Center for Rheumatic Diseases in Bucharest also includes an integrated outpatient clinic, where specialists provide medical services in rheumatology (examinations, therapeutic maneuvers) and medical recovery (examinations, therapeutic maneuvers, complex recovery activities, including electrotherapy, physical therapy and massage) for the patients referred to the hospital on appointment basis.
