Catering to the growing demand for multi-specialty healthcare services as well as boosting the medical tourism sector in Dubai, the new hospital will be Al Habib Medical Group’s second project in the UAE, and one of the three projects underway in the region.
Spanning 175,000 square feet, the new Dr. Sulaiman Al-Habib Hospital will be located at Dubai Healthcare City. Upon completion, the new hospital will include an integrated centre for cardiac surgery comprising of diagnostic clinics and a cardiac catheterization unit.
In addition to that, the new hospital will also feature emergency units for cardiac patients and more than 32 integrated intensive care units for all ages and various medical conditions (ICU, CCU, and NICU for newborn and preterm children).
To provide upscale medical facilities to the patients, the new hospital will be fitted with state-of-the-art emergency departments, as well as surgical theatres, delivery rooms and hypnosis suites. The hospital will integrate an electronic filing system for the benefit of patients and provide doctors with updated and easily retrievable medical history and pathology results.
Ground was broken for the project on 18 November 2012 with the new hospital expected to be fully operational by the end of 2013.