Dubai: The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) received more than one million patients in 2015 at its hospitals and speciality centres, it said on Sunday.
Dr Ahmad Bin Kalban, CEO, Hospital Services Sector, DHA, said: “In 2015, the four DHA-run hospitals and speciality centres received over one million patients. This number includes outpatients, accident and emergency cases, walk-in visits as well as admissions. All DHA hospitals have a high occupancy rate and this reflects the quality of services and the trust that we have built with our patients. Our aim is to provide the highest quality of medical services across various specialities and sub-specialities.”
The total number of patients that visited Dubai, Rashid, Latifa and Hatta hospitals, as well as speciality centres including Dubai Diabetes Centre, Thalassaemia Centre, Airport Medical Centre and Dubai Gynaecology Centre, was 1.17 million. Of this, 33 per cent of the patients visited Dubai Hospital, 30 per cent visited Rashid Hospital, 15 per cent visited Latifa Hospital, 10 per cent visited Hatta Hospital, while the remaining 12 per cent of patients visited the speciality centres.
The total number of outpatient visits across these facilities was 647,762, the number of accident and emergency cases was 441,441, and the remaining 81,595 were admissions.
Dr Bin Kalban added that the DHA will continue to expand its health services to keep up with the population growth. The projects will enhance geographical access to health care. As per the DHA’s Health Strategy, the authority will also continue to focus on community engagement and preventive care.
