Hospitals in Dubai and the UAE
Medical care in Dubai and the UAE varies, as anywhere, from poor to excellent. The UAE has about 35-40 Government hospitals and a similar number of private hospitals although with developments like Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC), there is rapid expansion in the number of private institutes ready to fix your bones and take your blood. Additionally, there are 150 or more Primary Healthcare Centers in the UAE.
Government hospitals often get a bad rap but in terms of medical attention, this is perhaps a bit harsh, notwithstanding the press reports of less than satisfactory medical attention. You will probably find the biggest difference between government and private hospitals is in "Customer Service" for want of a better term. Dormitory style rooms rather than private hotel rooms are the norm, and staff shortages mean nurses especially, are overworked and underpaid. But you will usually get the medical attention you need. Sometimes, for major medical procedures, a private hospital will ship you off to a government hospital anyway (less likely as Dubai gets bigger and more facilities are developed).
Health Authorities and Health facilities
- Abu Dhabi Health Authority (HAAD) - Health Authority Abu Dhabi
- Dubai Department of Health and Medical Services (DOHMS)
- Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC), CEO is Dr Muhadditha Al-Hashimi
- Ministry of Health (MOH)
List of hospitals in Dubai (not a complete list - hospitals gradually being added, reply here with hospital name and description if you know one not on this list)
- Al Amal Hospital
- Al Baraha Hospital
- Al Maktoum Hospital (Al Maktoom Hospital), Government Hospital
- Al Wasl Hospital - Government Hospital, well known for delivering babies, except a couple of premature babies died in early 2008 from an infection in the ward.
- American Hospital, behind Al Nasr Leisureland near Lamcy Plaza. Expensive, mixed reports. Expansion plans Sep 2007 - new building with 242 additional patient beds (all private rooms) on 7 floors covering an area of 50,000 square metres.
- Belhoul European Hospital, Al Diyafah Street, Satwa.
- Dubai Children's Hospital, new hospital to be built near Al Wasl Hospital and Dubai Healthcare City (scheduled opening 2010), announced 21 December 2008, full name Al Jalila Bint Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Children's Hospital.
- Dubai Hospital, government
- Emirates International Hospital, private
- Hatta Hospital - a Dh 121m facility due to be completed by mid-2008. Announced by Qadhi Al Marshood, director of the Dubai Health Authority (Emirates Today 09 October 2007).
- Iranian Hospital, Al Wasl Road, Satwa/Jumeirah.
- Jebel Ali Hospital, private, website www.jebelalihospital.com
- Medcare? Jumeirah
- Neurospinal Hospital, Jumeirah
- Rashid Hospital, large Government Hospital near the Maktoum Bridge
- Welcare Hospital, Garhoud. Mixed reports, not as expensive as American Hospital.
- Zulekha Hospital Dubai
Dubai Healthcare City hospitals (DHCC)
- American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Hospital
- American University of Beirut Medical Centre
- City Hospital (The City Hospital), private, 210 beds, a joint venture between Medi-Clinic International, the Varkey Group (Welcare), and General Electric. Scheduled opening by mid-2008. Manager David Hadley. Construction cost AED 370 million. Will include a VIP floor with VIP suites, Presidential suites, and a Royal suite. Private swimming pool, separate elevator, gymnasium, and limousine parking also included.
- Creek Hospital Dubai (Welcare - Varkey Group)
- Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center (same as Dubai Medical Center?) - www.drsulaimanalhabib.com (watch the spelling - drsuleimanalhabib.com returns an error), in Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC)
- Eleva Women's Hospital, DHCC
- Great Ormond Street Hospital Dubai
- Harvard Medical School University Hospital
- Mayo Clinic Middle East
- Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Academic Medical Centre, DHCC
- Moorfields Eye Hospital, DHCC, Tel 04-4297888, www.moorfields.ae. Open July 2007? First branch to open outside UK (originally founded in London 1804). Dr Chris Canning is CEO and Medical Director
- University Hospital, DHCC - see Harvard Medical School University Hospital
- Universitatsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
List of Hospitals in Abu Dhabi
- Ahalia Hospital, www.ahaliagroup.com
- Al Jazeera Hospital (Al Jaziera / Al Jazira Hospital), tel +971-2-6214800 - second hospital in Abu Dhabi, opened mid 1970s
- Al Rahba Hospital, government
- Al Noor Hospital, private, www.alnoorhospital.com
- Central Hospital (Abu Dhabi Central Hospital), tel +971-2-6214666 - first hospital in Abu Dhabi, built about 1968?
- Corniche Hospital, government (run by United Medical), website www.cornichehospital.com, tel +971-2-6724900
- Danat Al Emarat Hospital, new women's and children's hospital announced 26 October 2008, scheduled completion 2011, a United Eastern Medical Services (UEM) project, hospital to be managed by Parkway Holdings of Singapore.
- Delma Hospital, Al Marfa, tel +971-2-8781888
- Franco-Emirien Hospital (Hospital Franco Emirien), private, www.hfe.ae
- Ghayathi Hospital, Ghayathi, tel +971-2-8741666
- Lifeline Hospital, tel +971-2-6335522
- Madinat Zayed Hospital, Sheikh Zayed City?
- Mafraq Hospital (Al Mafraq Hospital), Mafraq, government. Annouced tie-up with Bumrungrad International Hospital Thailand to build new premises in Abu Dhabi worth AED 2 billion. Prompted by discovery that over 70,000 Emiratis flew to Bumrungrad Hospital in 2007 for medical treatment. Bumungrad Hospital have a contract to manage Mafraq Hospital until 2012. Chief medical officer of Mafraq Hospital is Dr Mohammad Yaman, chief executive officer of Bumrungrad Hospital is Clyde Eder. Tel +971-2-5823100
- New Medical Centre, private
- Ruwais Hospital, Ruwais, tel +971-2-6022350
- Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC), government, managed by the Cleveland Clinic (USA) tel +971-2-6331000
- Zayed Military Hospital, tel +971-2-4448100
Hospitals in Al Ain
- Al Ain Hospital, government, tel +971-3-7635888
- Al Jimi Hospital
- Tawam Hospital - very good reputation, especially for head traumas. Serious traffic accident victims may be helicoptered here, tel +971-3-7677444
Hospitals in Ajman
- Ajman Medical Complex, government, tel +971-6-7422227
- Gulf Teaching Hospital - part of the Gulf Medical College
- GMC Hospital
- Khalifa bin Zayed Hospital, government, tel +971-6-7439333
Hospitals in Fujairah (Fujeirah)
- Dibba Hospital, Dibba, government
- Fujairah Hospital (Al Fujariah Hospital), government, +971-9-2242999
Hospitals in Ras Al Khaimah
- Al Saqr Hospital - Kouzam (Khuzam/Khouzam) area. Main RAK hospital, has been there for years (and looks like it). Some residents shudder when reflecting on past experiences of medical treatment received, and most would prefer to head to Sharjah or Dubai for treatment. Tel +971-7-2223666
- RAK Hospital, open October 2007, developer ETA Star Healthcare and Ras Al Khaimah Government, manged by Swiss Sonnenhof healthcare group in Switzerland. RAK Hospital is a multi-speciality hospital with 65 beds.
- Saif bin Ghubash Hospital, government, tel +971-7-2223555
Hospitals in Sharjah
- Al Qassimi Hospital (Al Qasimi, Al Qasimmi, Al Qassimmi Hospital) - Sharjah's oldest hospital, constructed in 1971. A new restructuring program was reported in the Gulf News 30 Aug 2007, to turn it into a "medical and teaching hospital" (medical?). It was reported as having a "spotty record" of care due to poor infrastructure.
- Al Kuwaiti Hospital, Sharjah. Gulf News reported 15 Jan 2007 that a 30 year old man died of a heart attack on the way to a clinic after visiting the Al Kuwaiti Hospital but being sent away without tests or treatment.
- Al Zahra Private Hospital, private, tel +971-6-5619999
- Central Private Hospital Sharjah, private, tel +971-6-5639900
- Royal Hospital, private
- Zulekha Hospital, private, tel +971-6-5658866
Umm Al Quwain Hospitals
- Umm Al Quwain Hospitals, UAQ, government, tel +971-6-7656888
Related pages
Giving birth in Dubai
Marriage in Dubai
Dubai traffic
Related websites
www.dohmsdirectory.com - directory of hospitals and health centers in Dubai, from DOHMS.