Patient record show Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi is in rude health
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi has almost tripled its capacity since the start of last year and dealt with more than 337,000 appointments in 2016.
It employs more than 2,900 care-givers and has served 51,673 patients since opening its doors, its two-year “state of the clinic” report shows.
Of the total patients, 75 per cent were Emiratis, 23 per cent were expatriates and 2 per cent were international patients.
Last year its team handled 285,000 outpatient visits and more than 39,000 emergency patients, completed more than 9,200 operations and had 5,400 admissions at the hospital, which has more than 30 medical and surgical specialties.
The hospital reached 250 beds by the end of last year and is aiming for a capacity of 364 beds by end of this year.
“Last year was a landmark for Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, as we built upon our commitment to the people of the UAE to deliver compassionate, patient-centred care of the highest quality,” hospital chairman Waleed Al Muhairi said.
“Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi can continue to grow and serve more patients in Abu Dhabi, as well as the UAE and the region.
“I am confident that by complementing the existing healthcare infrastructure that the wise leadership of the UAE has put in place, and understanding our role in the national strategy, we will be able to succeed in delivering high-quality health care for the country.”
Cleveland is one of five hospitals equipped to handle organ donations that will begin a programme of transplants from deceased donors after a change in the law last year.
Medics will ask the families of patients who die in hospital if their relative would donate his or her organs after death.
The direct-approach initiative takes advantage of the new law that allows hospitals to remove organs from dead patients.