Photos: Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan receives family of Al Ain health pioneer

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has received the family of Dr. Pat and Marian Kennedy, the founders of the 'Kanad Hospital' - formerly known as 'Oasis Hospital' - who contributed to the development of healthcare in Al Ain since the 1960s.

During the meeting, held at the Qasr Al Bahr, Sheikh Mohamed welcomed the Kennedy family, commending the role that Dr. Pat and Marian Kennedy played in developing healthcare in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and Al Ain in particular.

Sheikh Mohamed said the “UAE appreciates the efforts of everyone who contributed to the march of its progress and development." He further said that the two doctors "came to the region at a difficult time, but they contributed with their efforts and sincerity in helping the families to overcome many health difficulties."

Members of the Kennedy family - accompanied by Shaikh Theyab Bin Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince's Court - expressed their gratitude to Sheikh Mohamed for renaming the 'Oasis Hospital' as 'Kanad Hospital' in recognition of the Kennedy's family faithful efforts during the past 60 years.

Kanad Hospital in Al Ain. This week, Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan instructed to change the name of the 'Oasis Hospital' to 'Kanad Hospital.' The hospital will celebrate its 60th anniversary in 2020. One Hundred and twenty thousand infants were born at the hospital since its foundation.

File photo: Sheikh Hazza Bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Under-Secretary of the Court of the Abu Dhabi Ruler’s Representative in Al Ain Region with the family members of Dr. Pat and Marian Kennedy, the hospital’s founders.

File photo: The hospital’s new branding was launched by Sheikh Hazza bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Under-Secretary of the Court of the Abu Dhabi Ruler’s Representative in Al Ain Region, as part of a ceremony organised on this occasion in the presence of Dr. Mugheer Khamis Al Khaili, Chairman of Department of Community Development – Abu Dhabi, Abdullah Bin Mohammed Al Hamed, Chairman of Department of Health, Abdullah Mohammed Al Nuaimi, Acting Executive Director of the National Tolerance Programme, and the family of Dr. Pat Kennedy.

File photo: Dr Pat Kennedy makes a house call to a village near Al Ain circa in 1960.