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Emaar and US partner agree to build hospitals
Emaar Healthcare Group (EHG), the health care subsidiary of Emaar Properties PJSC, has entered into a strategic partnership with Methodist International (MI), the international subsidiary of The Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas.
- Staff Report
- Published: 23:44 June 15, 2008
Dubai: Emaar Healthcare Group (EHG), the health care subsidiary of Emaar Properties PJSC, has entered into a strategic partnership with Methodist International (MI), the international subsidiary of The Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas.
The tie-up was the result of EHG's global search for healthcare specialists with a shared vision for innovation, quality and performance.
Through this partnership, EHG and MI envision a differentiated standard of clinical quality and premier services, consistent throughout the network. The multi-year agreement will set the platform for developing world-class hospitals and healthcare facilities in key markets throughout the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and Turkey.
Human dignity
"Emaar Healthcare Group is committed to bringing in the world's best practices in healthcare through strategic partnerships with international leaders in medical care," said Omar Al Shunnar, Executive Director of EHG.
"The agreement with Methodist International, one of the world's premier names in health care delivery, underscores our efforts to bring in the best of medical services to the region and Emaar's communities."
As part of the agreement, EHG and MI will develop and manage several hospitals throughout the region, and is currently planning to open hospitals in the UAE, Algeria, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Turkey in the next five years.
The first of these are the Burj Dubai Medical Centre and clinics in Emaar's Arabian Ranches, The Greens and The Meadows communities, apart from two additional clinics.
The Burj Dubai Medical Centre will be a 61,000 square foot, premium out-patient facility that will offer the full range of specialities including paediatrics, internal medicine, endocrinology, ophthalmology, nutrition management, dermatology, orthopedics, cardiology, plastic surgery, dentistry, urology, gastro-enterology, ENT and gynaecology.
"Methodist is committed to providing leading medicine coupled with the finest healing skill, compassion, and respect for human dignity," said Dr Lynn Schroth, Chief Executive Officer of Methodist International.
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