JSC Latvijas Jūras medicīnas centrs
Address: Patversmes iela 23, Riga, LV-1005
Unified registration number: 40003306807
Management Report
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Type of business
A/S Latvijas Jūras medicīnas centrs (hereinafter – LJMC or the Company) is a certified and advanced
private medical facility available to everyone, which consists of Sarkandaugava Ambulatory
Healthcare Centre at 23 Patversmes iela, Riga; Central Hospital at 23 Patversmes iela, Riga;
Vecmilgravis Hospital and Northern Diagnostics Centre 26 Vecmilgravja 5.linija; Riga, and
Vecmīlgrāvis Primary Health Care Centre at 10 Melidas iela, Riga. In 2021, the average number of
employees at LJMC was 352. The shares of A/S Latvijas Jūras medicīnas centrs are traded on the
Baltic Secondary list of Nasdaq Riga.
As of 5 September 2013, A/S Latvijas Jūras medicīnas centrs has been included on the list of medical
facilities approved by the Health Inspectorate of Latvia, which provides medical tourism services,
namely, LJMC provides medical tourism services as a reliable partner and this provides an insight
into the overall Latvian health care system because the list only includes those healthcare institutions
which have been registered with the register of health care institutions for at least 3 years and control
has been carried out in the health care institution during the past three years.
LJMC has accredited Clinical Diagnostics Laboratory at 23 Patversmes iela with the Latvian National
Accreditation Bureau.
LJMC has signed cooperation agreements with all health insurance companies operating in Latvia.
LJMC has received certificate No. MSC-50-034 issued by Exova BM TRADA confirming compliance
of the energy management system with ISO 50001:2018.
Activities in the 12 months of 2021 and further development
The Company’s activities in the 12 months of 2021
In 2021, LJMC continued to provide high-quality medical services and attract new patients. Similar
to prior years, also in 2021 LJMC employed excellent doctors from Latvia and competent medical
personnel. Activities of highly qualified and professional personnel allowed LJMC to provide
examinations of competitive and exceptional quality and adherence to strict precautionary standards,
and personnel can ensure safe and accessible services for patients when providing health care
services. LJMC is on the official list of providers of medical tourism services maintained by the Health
Inspection of the Republic of Latvia. In 2021, LJMC published information in the catalogue “Health
Tourism in Latvia”, created and supported by LIDA.
During 2021, LJMC, when providing health care services, adapted flexibly to the normative
documents of the Ministry of Health, which imposed restrictions on preventing and overcoming the
spread of Covid-19. Both secondary ambulatory health care services and daily hospital services, as
well as paid health care services were provided to the extent permitted in the normative documents,
ensuring continuity of activity and the monitoring of the impact of new events and conditions.
In 2021, LJMC promoted paid health care services, ensuring increase in the number of patients living
in Latvia, promoting competitiveness and recognition of LJMC.
The Radiology Department in 2021 provided the full range of diagnostic services (magnetic
resonance, X-ray examinations and ultrasonography) increasing the amount and quality of services
(both state paid services and services paid by patients). PET/CT radiological examinations are
available and payable both by private means and state funds.
In order to ensure compliance with the requirements of GDPR in 2021, LJMC in cooperation with an
independent data protection inspector continued improvement of documents in compliance with the
laws and regulations, continued improvement of renewing the contracts (on the use of medical
facilities in digital form, use of medical information system, insurance company services,
communication services), and began the training process for LJMC staff.
In 2021, LJMC signed agreements with the National Health Service for the provision of state paid
medical services in the amount provided by the budget for 2021.
In 2021, LJMC continued working on ISO. In 2019, LJMC received ISO 9001:2015 quality certification
in functional diagnostics and radiological diagnostics, in-patient medical rehabilitation and day-care
rehabilitation valid until 14 March 2025, and continued updating the hygiene and disinfection plan,
and implementing ISO certification in other units of LJMC.