New Al Ain Hospital is 66% complete
abu dhabi — Construction of Dh4.4billion New Al Ain Hospital being built in Al Ain region is 66 per cent complete, according to Abu Dhabi General Services Company (Musanada).
The project with a total built up area of 347,000 square metres is being executed in collaboration with Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha).
“Musanada is keen on delivering one of the most important project, as part of the company’s efforts to realise the vision of the President, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to provide high quality healthcare services in line with best international specifications throughout the emirate, ensuring that they are accessible to UAE nationals anywhere,” said Ali Al Haj Al Mehairbi, executive director of building construction management division at Musanada.
“These projects receive the interest and close follow up of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, as the project represents part of Musanada’s contribution to achievement of Abu Dhabi Plan and its main objectives on the healthcare front,” he added.
Facilities at hospital
The hospital project will have 719 beds, including 484 beds for general medicine, surgery, children’s ward and maternity, 67 for intensive care unit (ICU), 142 for medical rehabilitation, and 26 for VIP patients and royal suites. It will also include 104 advanced specialised clinics, 17 radiology rooms for X-ray, CT Scan and MRI services, as well as 22 specialised rooms for endoscopy diagnosis and procedures. There will also be an educational and simulation building equipped with simulation rooms, learning halls and a central library.
The project also features a car parking facility accommodating up to 1,573 cars in two underground floors, in addition to some external buildings such as the administration building, Al Ain Region Central Morgue, gistics building and the primary substation. The hospital is a leading project in using solar panels to
Musanada completed 83 per cent of the utility building works, 71 per cent of the main building works, 76 per cent of the electromechanical works and 54 per cent of the architectural works.”
Ali Al Haj Al Mehairbi, executive director, building construction management division
generate clean electricity (4,700 panels with a total capacity of 1.5 megawatts.
Al Mehairbi said that the project was designed according to environmental sustainability criteria that significantly reduce energy and water consumption and make maximum use of the solar energy. “There were 3,462 workers engaged in the project which started in March 2014 along three main contracts. The company completed all the concrete works of the main and utility buildings together with the project’s steel structures, and it commissioned and handed over the primary substation,” Al Mehairbi said. “Musanada completed 83 per cent of the utility building works, 71 per cent of the main building works, 76 per cent of the electromechanical works and 54 per cent of the architectural works.”
Mohamed Hassan Al Zaabi, executive director of operations department at Seha, said that the New Al Ain Hospital will provide integrated medical services to residents of Al Ain region in line with latest international practices and standards. —