Dubai: The FIA Medical Commission has heaped praise on the facilities at Abu Dhabi's Shaikh Khalifa and Mafraq hospitals, terming the standards as being high level and excellent while also giving the medical team a thumbs-up for "excellent overall performance" on race weekend.
These observations are contained in an activities report jointly prepared by the Commission's Formula 1 Medical Delegate Professor Jean-Charles Piette and Formula 1 Rescue Coordinator Dr Gary Hartstein for the 2009 World Motor Sport Council.
FIA Vice President Mohammad Bin Sulayem, who attended the December 11 council meeting, said: "The observations contained in the Medical Commission's report go a long way to demonstrate that the inaugural Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was an all-round success.
"Every element connected with the Grand Prix-the circuit, the organisation, the administration and now the medical facilities, both on and off track — have drawn high praise from all quarters of the FIA.
The Commission's report noted that Shaikh Khalifa Hospital is a "high level teaching hospital with direct access by helicopter," while Mafraq is an "excellent hospital, exemplary for severe burn cases."
