Meliva Kardiolitos Klinikos in Vilnius (formerly the Vilnius Cardiac Surgery Centre) is a leading multidisciplinary private clinic not only in Lithuania but also in the entire Baltic region.
The medical facility offers a range of services, from diagnostics to complex surgeries and rehabilitation in 45 areas of medicine.
In 2013, Meliva Hospital was the first medical centre in the Baltic States and Eastern Europe to receive the Joint Commission International certificate, a top-quality mark in medicine.
Accreditation from such a respected international organisation confirms the highest level of service, efficiency, availability of state-of-the-art equipment, staff qualifications and many other parameters important to patients. Moreover, in 2017, the hospital was successfully re-accredited by JCI.
The private Meliva Hospital has a polyclinic, three operating rooms equipped with modern equipment, an intensive care unit with 10 beds, and an inpatient department with single, double and family rooms.
In 2018, the clinic celebrated its 20th anniversary since its foundation. During this period, Cardiolita has gained recognition for providing effective medical care to foreign patients, officially confirming its compliance with the Treatment Abroad Code of Practice for Medical Tourism standards. The medical staff speaks English.
Lithuania has convenient air connections from anywhere in Europe. This country has particularly beautiful nature and a rich cultural heritage, and Vilnius is one of the oldest cultural centres in Western Europe. Lithuania is a unique country with excellent rehabilitation facilities for recovery after treatment. It offers a full range of services aimed at ensuring the patient's speedy recovery and return to a full life.
The main areas of focus at the Meliva Kardiolitos Klinikos in Vilnius are: cardiac surgery, orthopaedics and orthopaedic surgery (joint replacement surgery), vascular surgery, general and abdominal surgery, neurosurgery, urology, gynaecology, plastic surgery and obesity surgery.
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The Meliva Medical Centre performs all types of cardiac surgery of any complexity at affordable prices. The clinic's best cardiac surgeons have 40 years of experience performing operations and have performed more than 5,000 surgical procedures during their careers.
In cases of ischaemic heart disease, doctors can perform angioplasty (widening of narrowed areas) of the coronary arteries and stenting procedures. The surgeons are also highly skilled in performing aortocoronary bypass surgery. The success rate of aortocoronary bypass surgery at the Meliva Hospital is 99%. If the heart valves are damaged, they can be reconstructed, replaced with prostheses, or replaced using the Ross procedure (replacing the aortic valve with the patient's pulmonary valve).
The clinic's specialists have also achieved significant success in surgery for the consequences of myocardial infarction, aortic disorders, and heart defects in children over 3 years of age. The Meliva clinic performs surgical rhythm restoration, implantation of pacemakers and defibrillators, as well as the minimally invasive MAZE procedure (treatment of atrial fibrillation through small incisions).
At the private Meliva hospital, patients can quickly (in just 2-3 days) undergo a full diagnosis of their health. Many foreign patients choose this service because of its reasonable prices, convenient location and high quality of services.
Upon request, the hospital also organises individual check-up programmes. At the Meliva Kardiolitos Klinikos, you can undergo a complete diagnosis in the fields of cardiology, neurology, urology, gynaecology, and gastroenterology. The clinic offers separate programmes for women and men depending on their age, as well as comprehensive programmes for examining the entire body.
Meliva 's orthopaedic surgery specialists have 35 years of experience and perform more than 200 operations annually. In addition, foreign patients are attracted by the absence of MRSA infection risk and very competitive prices. Lithuania is considered one of the safest countries for orthopaedic surgery.
The chance of complications during knee or hip replacement surgery is only 3%. High-quality materials are used in joint replacement: the service life of prostheses is up to 18 years. Prostheses from the world's best manufacturers are available: BIOMET, ZIMMER, and Johnson & Johnson.
In addition, Meliva successfully treats diseases and injuries of the back and shoulder (including shoulder joint dislocation), performs meniscus surgery, joint and cartilage reconstruction, etc. The clinic employs the best orthopaedic surgeons in Lithuania: Prof. Narunas Porvaneckas, Sigitas Ryliskis, Andrius Shaykus and others.
The Meliva Hospital employs surgeons with over 20 years of experience in general and abdominal surgery, who perform more than 300 operations annually. The Centre for General and Abdominal Surgery performs video laparoscopic abdominal surgery, thyroid surgery (including navigation), laparoscopic hernia repair with alloplasty, and microsurgical proctological surgery.
The clinic is equipped with sterile, modern operating rooms. Meliva provides high-quality intensive care. After surgery, patients receive special care to help them quickly recover and return to a full life.
Meliva Kardiolitos Klinikos performs all types of plastic and reconstructive surgery with a high success rate: tummy tucks, upper and lower eyelid surgery, breast augmentation and lifts, reconstructive surgery after mastectomy (breast removal), rhinoplasty, liposuction, and other surgical procedures.
Prices for plastic surgery at Meliva are significantly lower than in other European countries. For example, the cost of breast augmentation is from €2,100, and liposuction in the abdominal area is from €1,150, depending on the area of liposuction.
All bariatric surgery procedures are performed using laparoscopic techniques: during the procedure, a video camera and special instruments are inserted through several small incisions (up to 2 cm) without opening the abdominal cavity. If there are no complications (which are rare), the patient can return home 3 days after the surgery.
The result of sleeve gastrectomy is a 70% reduction in stomach volume. At Meliva Hospital, this type of surgery is performed by a leading surgeon specialising in stomach and abdominal surgery, Dr Nerius Kasalius. The complication rate for this type of surgery does not exceed 3-5%.
In addition to sleeve resection, the clinic uses methods such as gastric banding, plication and shunting. The method is selected individually, depending on the patient's individual characteristics and the desired result. After gastric plastic surgery, the patient is able to lose 40% to 100% of their excess weight within the first two years after the operation. Complications occur in only 1% of cases. Meliva is the country's No. 1 clinic in the field of obesity surgery according to patient reviews.
The number of complications following urological and gynaecological operations at Meliva does not exceed 8%. A wide range of necessary urological and gynaecological operations are performed using laparoscopic and endoscopic methods.
Lithuania is famous for its rehabilitation facilities, centres and sanatoriums. The private Meliva Hospital organises rehabilitation for its patients after surgery at the country's top recovery and rehabilitation centres.
Meliva selects the most suitable centre in the best resort towns, such as Druskininkai, Palanga and others. There, the patient will be provided with treatment, meals and accommodation. In addition, the clinic provides transportation for the patient to and from the centre.
Prices at Meliva Hospital are lower than at other leading medical institutions in Europe. Foreign patients save an average of 40-60% on their bills (depending on the type of treatment) compared to hospitals in their own countries. The clinic annually receives more than 2,000 patients from abroad for diagnostics, various types of treatment and operations of all levels of complexity. The price of a full package of medical services at the Meliva Clinic is half that of other medical centres in Western Europe that provide similar quality patient care. For example, the cost of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures at the medical centre is as follows:
| Procedure | Cost |
| Laboratory tests | from €60 |
| Echocardiography | from €150 |
| Coronary angiography | from €1,000 |
| Arthroscopy | from €3,000 |
| Electrocardiogram | from €30 |
| Surgeon consultation | from €130 |
| Procedure | Cost |
| Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) | from €10,000 |
| Coronary stenting | from €5,000 |
| Heart valve replacement | from €12,000 |
| Heart valve repair | from €13,000 |
| Aortocoronary bypass surgery | from €12,000 |
| Pacemaker implantation | from €7,000 |
