Dubai: Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) on Wednesday announced plans to establish the first hospital in its Phase 2 expansion of Al Jadaf Dubai, the Clemenceau Medical Centre, the third general hospital for the free zone, expanding its range of specialised care.

The upcoming 110-bed hospital will have advances such as robotic surgery, and wide-ranging inpatient and outpatient services.

The hospital is part of the Clemenceau Medicine Network of hospitals, including the Clemenceau Medical Centre in Beirut, Lebanon, which is affiliated with Johns Hopkins Medicine International.

The Joint Commission International (JCI)-accredited centre in Beirut was recognised as one of the top 10 hospitals globally for medical tourism by the independent international organisation, Medical Travel Quality Alliance.

The Clemenceau Medical Centre in Phase 2 is being developed at a cost of approximately Dh400 million in partnership with Khansaheb Investment, and is expected to begin receiving patients by 2018.

Dr Raja Al Gurg, vice-chairperson and executive director of Dubai Healthcare City Authority, said, “We are working towards the vision of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad [Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai] in establishing the emirate as a global medical tourism hub, and developing Dubai’s key sectors,”

Phase 2 of Dubai Healthcare City, he said, would increase the free zone’s health services and support Dubai’s economic diversification. As a contributor to this health-care value chain, factors of digital innovation, unique concepts, and specialisation are linked.