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Akademicki Szpital Ponderas — prywatne, wielospecjalistyczne centrum medyczne w Bukareszcie, Rumunia. W klinice pracują chirurdzy z ponad 30-letnim doświadczeniem praktycznym, a pod jednym dachem zebrani są specjaliści z różnych dziedzin medycyny i chirurgii.
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\n\nW Ponderas pacjentom zapewnia się pełen zakres opieki medycznej: od dokładnej diagnostyki i leczenia chirurgicznego po uważne monitorowanie pooperacyjne i długoterminowe wsparcie.
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