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Hospital Metropolitano Vivian Pellas
Currently , the Stem Cell Therapy area is also part of the ongoing extension , working along with local colleges whose research protocols are based on stem cells obtained from abdominal fat for tissue regeneration . Stem cell therapy at Vivian Pellas is used mainly for osteoarthritis treatment , to be applied to burn victims , for patients suffering peripheral circulatory collapse , for development of kidney tissue , and for inflammatory diseases such as asthma . “ We want to thrive into a regional reference for medical centers , with the support of what we ’ ve already achieved , along with the stem cell therapy clinic , taking ourselves into a level which will allow us to provide medical services to a larger population ,” says Abdalah .
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Growth and expansion Business development plans consist of doubling the hospital ’ s capacity in its actual location . The diagnosis and outpatient surgery branches program will be running by 2015 , mainly focused on patients suffering from diabetes . Branches will be located in different areas in the country . North and southeast Nicaragua are being evaluated as possible locations for this expansion .
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The future for Hospital Metropolitano Vivian Pellas The goal is to become Central America ’ s best hospital by 2017 . For this purpose , a strategic plan has been developed to make Vivian Pellas the
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