Dubai: A total of 12 new private hospitals will open in Dubai by 2020, increasing the number of private hospitals in the emirate to 38, announced the Dubai Health Authority (DHA).
Earlier this week, the authority revealed there was a four per cent increase in the number of private medical health facilities in Dubai in the second quarter of this year compared to the first quarter, totalling the number of private health facilities to 3,018.
The DHA’s Health Regulation Department also announced the private medical field in Dubai is predicted to witness growth in the next few years leading to 2020.
These facilities include 26 hospitals, four fertility centres, 34 one-day-surgery centres, 1,624 specialised and general medical complexes, 82 dental treatment centres and laboratories, 868 pharmacies and 38 health examination and house nursing facilities.
In addition to the 26 hospitals opening this year, the authority’s Health Regulation Department announced the 12 new private hospitals opening in the next three years will provide patients with 875 beds.
Meanwhile, the department revealed that there are more than 36,055 licensed physicians in the medical private sector of Dubai, out of which 13,594 were reported as new licenses.
“These numbers prove that Dubai has succeeded in attracting investment, which reflects Dubai’s competitive capabilities and its ability to accommodate various sectors and international facilities from all over the world who chose to make Dubai their investment destination,” said Dr Marwan Al Mulla, director of the Health Regulation Department.
He pointed up that to meet these growing developments, the authority is developing its regulatory standards to ensure the delivery of high medical standards that exceed expectations, and to provide the Emirate with skilled and highly qualified health professionals.
“These regulations also aims to protect the rights of patients through a regulatory system to ultimately elevate the quality of the medical sector to achieve customer satisfaction and to simplify investor’s procedures,” said Al Mulla.
