8th Mar 2016 07:58
LONDON (Alliance News) - NMC Health PLC Tuesday said NMC Royal, its newest "super speciality" hospital located in the United Arab Emirates, has officially opened.
The private healthcare provider said the hospital, located in the Khalifa area of Abu Dhabi, is now providing inpatient services in addition to outpatient services begun in September 2015.
The country's Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, Sheikh Nahayan Mubarak al Nahayan, inaugurated the official opening ceremony, which was attended by over 800 dignitaries, medical professionals and media, said NMC.
The hospital has a licensed capacity of 250 beds with the opportunity to expand that to 500 beds within the same 75,000 square metre space.
In addition to emergency care and critical care, NMC Royal's comprehensive specialties include neurosciences, cardiac sciences, gastroenterology, hepatology, urology, oncology as well as maternal and child health. A new nephrology unit, in addition to providing dialysis services, will also pioneer the private sector's kidney transplant programs, the company said.
"Central to our hub-and-spoke healthcare platform, NMC Royal will be a regional referral point for best-in-class medical treatment to the growing population of the UAE and NMC's rapidly growing patient population," said Executive Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Bavaguthu Raghuram Shetty.
"NMC Royal signifies an important step in our strategy. As the largest private healthcare provider in the country with a combined licensed capacity of 885 beds across our integrated healthcare network, we remain uniquely well positioned to leverage our significant clinical expertise, enhanced by recent acquisitions, to deliver sustainable long-term growth and ultimately, shareholder returns," he added.
By Joshua Warner; [email protected]; @JoshAlliance
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