New medical city for Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi’s new $1bn medical city. The medical city will have 732 hospital beds, two royal and 36 VIP suites, and will become a centre for treatment of trauma and incurable diseases.

Musanada, the contractors for Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, a new $1 billion medical city in Abu Dhabi that is being built for Abu Dhabi Health Services company (SEHA), say that construction is nearly complete and will open in 2017.

The medical city will have 732 hospital beds, two royal and 36 VIP suites, and will become a centre for treatment of trauma and incurable diseases.

It aims to be one of the largest intensive care medical facilities in the region, with operating rooms and departments for emergency, intensive care, and maternity, plus a medical research centre.

132 beds will be used for cases referred to intensive care, including a neonatal intensive care unit, as well as an advanced wound care centre, 18 operation rooms, a delivery and prematurity department, in addition to various medical specialties.

The medical city, in the Al Mafraq area of Abu Dhabi, has parking for 1,660 cars, and will have two helipads. The target market is locals and expatriates in Abu Dhabi and other UAE states.