Saint George Hospital

Saint George Hospital University Medical Center is a leading Lebanese medical center, located in Achrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon, under the supervision of the Christian Orthodox Metropolitan of Beirut. The hospital's medical, educational and construction building presents a structure with the main T-shaped fifteen-floor building currently housing a modern outlook of 200 beds.

Overview
Saint George Hospital presents the best knowledge of many physicians qualified from the Americas (USA, Canada…), Europe (UK, France, Germany, Belgium…) and Asia (Arab countries and Far East…) and makes this offer unique within the environment of the Lebanese health care centers.

History
Saint George Hospital was founded in 1878 in Beirut. It is known by its long history of collaboration with many medical schools. An alliance started with Saint Joseph University soon after Lebanon's independence, then the Lebanese University joined the association and continued until a coalition shift when the institution reallocates toward the University of Balamand, offering vast skills to the young generation of Lebanese physicians.

The present
The hospital is affiliated with the University of Balamand, the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Poitiers, the American Foundation for Saint George Hospital, Medicard, and the Foyer Saint Georges. In 2005, a new state-of-the-art building has been inaugurated.The rehabilitation and reconstruction of the 1968 building is underway (Phase II)- this new extension will house an additional 200 beds by the end of 2009, thus bringing the total number of beds to 400.