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Day surgery centre opens in Dubai

Emirates Hospital’s medical centre will serve residents of Dubai Motor City and environs

- Staff Report

Emirates Hospital yesterday launched its first Day Surgery and Medical Centre in Dubai Motor City.

The centre will provide same-day surgery and specialise­d services to residents of Dubai Motor City and surroundin­g areas.

Humaid Mohammad Obaid Al Qutami, chairman of the Board and director-general of Dubai Health Authority (DHA), said: “Dubai encourages the concept of one-day surgery centres, which are known to offer high-quality services.”

Yazen Abu Gulal, chairman of Emirates Healthcare Company and CEO of KBBO Group, said: “This expansion means local residents and guests will have access to a wider range of speciality medical and surgical services by our highly trained doctors. With the opening of our one-day surgery and medical centre, patients will have access to a complete spectrum ■ of advanced treatments, from paediatric to geriatric care.”

The centre’s outpatient services will include expert medical care in family medicine, paediatric, ENT, cardiology, dermatolog­y, plastic surgery, orthopaedi­cs, general surgery, obstetrics, gynaecolog­y, ophthalmol­ogy, dentistry and radiology. The four-floor medical facility is also designed for complete convenienc­e for patients and visitors with nearly 50 parking spaces on two basement levels.

Other facilities include eight inpatient beds, operating theatres equipped with the latest medical and surgical technologi­es, advanced laboratory and radiology facilities, and a fully equipped endoscopy suite that also offers laser endoscopy.

Emirates Healthcare Company opened its 100-bed Emirates Hospital in Jumeirah and its Emirates Speciality Hospital, a 100-bed hospital, in Dubai Healthcare City earlier this year.

 ?? Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News ?? Humaid Mohammad Obaid Al Qutami, Karan Rekhi, branch director, Emirates Hospital Day Surgery and Medical Centre, and Saeed Al Qubaisi, business developmen­t manager, NMC, at Emirates Hospital Day Surgery and Medical Centre.
Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News Humaid Mohammad Obaid Al Qutami, Karan Rekhi, branch director, Emirates Hospital Day Surgery and Medical Centre, and Saeed Al Qubaisi, business developmen­t manager, NMC, at Emirates Hospital Day Surgery and Medical Centre.

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