H.H. Sheikh Khaled approves medical city for women and children

Abu Dhabi Media Office

His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has approved the establishment of a specialised medical city for women and children in the UAE capital.

It will bring together Sheikh Khalifa Medical City as a centre of excellence for paediatric care, the Corniche Hospital dedicated to women and newborns’ health, a rehabilitation facility, and a mental health centre for women and children.

Sheikh Khaled emphasised that plans for the medical city represent a significant addition to Abu Dhabi’s healthcare ecosystem, and gave directives to develop further high-quality, specialised facilities as part of an integrated and preventive to better serve the community.

The Centre of Excellence (CoE) will have a capacity of 250 beds, including 10 beds for mental health and 100 beds for long-term paediatric care.

It will employ more than 200 doctors equipped with the latest expertise delivering exceptional care, in 29 specialities, including oncology, ophthalmology, neurosurgery, liver, kidney, and bowel transplantation, gastroenterology and cardiac medicine

The centre will also work to advance research and innovation in the field of children's health to develop modern treatments and enhance therapeutic outcomes for children with complex health challenges..

Sheikh Khaled also approved a plan to transfer the Corniche Hospital facilities to the vicinity of Sheikh Khalifa Medical City to further enhance the integrated services system of the new medical city, which is part of the PureHealth Group.

Scheduled to open in 2027, the new hospital will offer 205 beds, with 90 dedicated to children and 15 maternity wards.

Its team of more than 120 doctors and 460 nursing and midwifery specialists will provide specialised care in obstetrics and gynaecology, fertility and assisted reproductive services, and women’s mental and general health.

In addition, the medical city will be home to the Salma Children’s Rehabilitation Hospital, as well as a centre for women and children’s mental health.

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