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The purpose of the Dubai Health Care City (DHCC) initiative is to provide the highest quality of healthcare services to medical care and wellness seekers from the region (comprised of the GCC, Indian Subcontinent, Northern Gulf, Central Asia, the Levant, North and East Africa) by creating a world-class cluster of healthcare professionals and service providers at the heart of Dubai.

DHCC aspires to provide state-of-the-art medical care services in selected disciplines that are relevant to the health problems facing the patients in the region. The ‘core’ of the healthcare cluster economy is a University Medical Complex; consisting of a University Specialty Hospital, a Post-Graduate Medical School and Nursing School, and a Life Science Research Center. The combination of these 3 components will enable Dubai to leapfrog to the forefront of regional medical practices, establishing a position of regional leadership through leading edge education and research, and thereby becoming a center of excellence in global healthcare.

DHCC will be a welcoming gateway for patients coming from abroad, visiting doctors, conference participants, post-graduate interns and staff members. Wellness seekers will experience a distinctive and enjoyable stay at DHCC with the hotel, bungalows, parks and entertainment facilities inside DHCC as well as the excellent offerings in proximity with the DHCC such as the several shopping malls, the Creek Side Park, and the Wildlife Conservation Park. The Wellness Cluster is a collection of independent businesses that are designed with the long term health and wellness of the patient or customer in mind. The holistic approach will focus on a customer’s well being and enhancing quality of life.

LOL. They're building the hospitals as though they're hotels. But I guess hospitals are hotels in some ways.

It's nice to finally have a glimpse of what this place will look like. But again, there's a lot of water. Every project in Dubai seems to have an artificial lake of some sort. The city will drown one day.

A post-graduate medical school is PERFECT for the region. I hope it's a quality place though for treatment, and doesn't "kill" people in stylish surroundings.

Is this built? The clip of info makes it sound like it is built but you posted renderings. L:?



Whatever state it is in...It looks nice! :cool:

>Is this built
No, they are still in the early stages, i saw the area, they have sectioned it off. It is behind the Grand Hyatt/Wafi City/Creek park, there wasnt that much building activity, when i was there 2 weeks ago...

-Alt-Tab

From what I know, the DHCC will be mostly private. Many private clinics and hospitals are opening there, as well as research centers. This means that the DHCC will not fill the gap of lack of "clean" public hospital buildings in Dubai.

To those of you who are unaware of how the hospitals in the city are categorized; there are those which belong to the Department of Health (part of Dubai's local government), these include al-Maktoum, Dubai, Rashid, al-Wasl hospitals and clinics such as al-Mankhool and as-Safa. Then there are hospitals which belong to the Ministry of Health (part of the UAE federal government), and they include al-Baraha and al-Amal hospitals (I can't recall any else because they are garbage).

From the hospitals I listed above, al-Baraha, Dubai, and al-Wasl, as well as the small clinics are acceptable. They just need a little updating, otherwise the buildings themselves are great. al-Amal has also recently been expanded, so I guess it is the newest for now. As for the rest, especially Rashid hospital, they should be demolished and rebuilt. I can't believe it's still functioning. The place is a mess. I'm sure if you passed around a petition to destroy the entire hospital, all the doctors would sign it.

It is very strange that the Ministry hospitals are in a much better condition today than those by Dubai's Department of Health. The DOH used to win the best department award every year in the 70's and early 80's. Then it froze without improvement as corruption set in (by Juma Belhoul and others) and Dubai's government neglected healthcare and focused on tourism and business. Since then it has been the worst department in the local government and is called the Department of Filth.

When I first heard about DHCC I thought all this would change, but now I realized it's just a freezone for private hospitals.

I HAVE to take pictures of Rashid Hospital which is one of the 3 biggest and major hospitals of the city of Dubai and post them here.

Rashid Hospital is old, but building is'nt everything, its the service they provide, and rashid hospital seems to provide a fine service for smaller issues. but they automaticaly transfer the patient if the issue is bigger. Rashid hospital must be demolished, and a beeter one should be build, as it is one of the main hospital.

are people now starting to go to ministry hospitals, i always go to dubai's hospitals

I did'nt know dhcc was a freezone, damn it! I thought it would be the biggest hospital in the country performing the kind of operation that would bring patients from other countries. i thought it would come in as one of the biggest and finest hospitals in the world.

Yep its right near my home I will up date this one tomorrow

DUBAI HEATH CARE CITY
The Government of Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, is developing Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) with the goal of creating a regional center of excellence for medical services, medical education, and life science research and development in the Middle East.
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This City will have such things as
Academic medical center
- Harvard Medical School Dubai Center
- Teaching Hospital
- Research Center
Medial Cluster
Wellness Cluster

So as said I was out there yesterday Saturday 26th of June
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American Hospital nearby
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Canadina Hospital already across the road
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Looking back at some building from inside the Site
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part of the Building underway
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One of the Projects inside
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Work at night
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Great info here and i have made a project thread for this one
Will have to copy across every ones great post and infor and images laters

There will be some kind of presentation and masterplan showcase of the Healthcare City at Emirates Towers tomorrow (Sunday the something of July). My brother is going but he's not taking any pics.

well can still tell us any info that be given away
and sure there will be a press release on it soon after :)

What's happening with DHCC? I'm confused about the project and what construction is actually happening there. I was there last night and it seems that things are moving quickly. The preparation work is well underway, but I don't know what's actually been signed off. Anybody got any ideas?

thats was the admin building going up and accommation for staff
yes ti going along and moving very fast

as far as i've seen the dhcc area from passing by, it seems to be very small! nothing to see yet, right?

nothing comared to other projects in dubai
but its still a big admin and other sites going on there

bump

construction is well under way and partially ahead of schedule! a miracle ;)


Work on Dubai Healthcare City infrastructure on schedule

Dubai's leading-edge initiative to bring the world's best in medical practice, education, research and healthcare delivery, will become a reality before the end of next year as the pace of work forges ahead of schedule.


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DHCC invests AED 350 million into state-of-art facilities.

'We are spending AED 350 million to provide a foundation for world class facilities to be established in the city. The quality of the infrastructure is crucial, to support and satisfy world's leading institutions that will be the tenants of DHCC,' said Saeed Al Muntafiq Chairman Of Dubai Healthcare City

'Dubai Healthcare City, when fully operational, will become a globally acknowledged location for the choice of healthcare and medical services. And, to ensure that, we have carefully selected only the best to partner with,' said Al Muntafiq while referring to some of the world's most prestigious institutions such as Harvard Medical School, Mayo Clinic and Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center, which have joined DHCC in creating a regional centre of excellence for healthcare.

'We are dedicated in creating a facility that we and all the people of Dubai, the UAE and the region, would be proud of. We are highly committed in establishing DHCC as the region's healthcare hub,' Al Muntafiq said adding that His Highness' vision is rapidly being translated into reality.

'If you take a drive around the site in Dubai's Oud Metha area, you will see the obvious effort put into the pace with which infrastructure is being developed and various structures are being raised. We have been given a target to make the His Highness' vision a reality, and we shall,' Al Muntafiq said.

He said Dubai is growing rapidly, both in terms of its physical expansion as well as its global awareness about its image for excellence. People around the globe are beginning to look at Dubai, which is already attracting some 5 million tourists a year. 'With a target of 15 million inbound travellers in just six years, it is necessary for projects such as DHCC to create facilities that ensure the well-being of residents and visitors,' said Al Muntafiq.

He announced that the first four buildings of Phase I Dubai Healthcare City would be inaugurated on 25th December 2004.

The ongoing construction works are divided into two broad segments that are progressing side by side and complementing each other. These are the four blocks of buildings that are currently being built even as the second part – that of the laying of the infrastructure and the roads network – continues apace simultaneously.

'To ensure that the project stays on course and on schedule, we insisted on strict adherence to deadlines from our contractors and consultants. For example, the contractors who are constructing the four blocks of buildings were given 12 months to complete the task,' explained Al Muntafiq.

'Approximately 67 per cent of the time has elapsed since work has started, and judging by the progress of work, we are confident that the buildings will be ready by 25th December 2004,' stated Al Muntafiq.

Infrastructure ready
Al Muntafiq also pointed out that infrastructure and road works are actually ahead of schedule.

'We have a mission to fulfill and we are eagerly awaiting the completion of the construction works so we could get on with creating what we have set out to achieve -- and that is, to make available to the people of our region and beyond -- the best in medical and healthcare delivery,' concluded Al Muntafiq.

Dubai Healthcare City project makes smooth progress






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Dubai: The first four buildings of Dubai Healthcare City will be inaugurated on December 25, said Saeed Al Muntafiq, chairman. The complex will become a reality before the end of next year, as the pace of work continues to forge ahead of schedule, he said.

Dubai's leading-edge initiative, which aims to attract the world's best in medical practice, education, research and healthcare delivery, is spending Dh350 million to provide a foundation for world-class facilities to be established in the city, he added.

"Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC), when fully operational, will become a globally acknowledged location of choice for healthcare and medical services. To ensure that, we have carefully selected only the best to partner with," said Al Muntafiq, while referring to some of the world's most renowned institutions such as Harvard Medical School, Mayo Clinic and Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Centre, which have joined DHCC in creating a regional centre of excellence for healthcare.

He said Dubai is growing rapidly, both in terms of its physical expansion as well as global awareness about its image for excellence.

People around the globe are beginning to look at Dubai, which is already attracting some five million tourists a year. "With a target of 15 million inbound travellers in just six years, it is necessary for projects such as DHCC to create facilities that ensure the well-being of residents and visitors," said Al Muntafiq.

He announced that the first four buildings to be inaugurated this year-end will comprise Phase I of the complex.

"Approximately 67 per cent of the time has elapsed since work has started and, judging by the progress of work, we are confident that the buildings will be ready by December 25," stated Al Muntafiq.

"We have a mission to fulfil and are eagerly awaiting the completion of the construction work so we can get on with creating what we have set out to achieve and that is to make available to the people of our region and beyond, the best in medical and healthcare delivery."

Centre of excellence

The first four buildings to be inaugurated this year-end will comprise Phase I of the complex.
Some of the world's most renowned institutions such as Harvard Medical School, Mayo Clinic and Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Centre have joined the Healthcare City project

i will also try to get some shots of this project
almost no publicity for this great project

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vies some of the new buildings in dhcc on http://www.mazayarealestate.com/1dubaidhcc%20intro.html

7 different styles

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wow up huge from the sand pits i could see from my place

AED 11 billion earmarked for investment in Phase I and II of Dubai Healthcare City
Chairman of the Board of Dubai Healthcare City, Saeed Al Muntafiq, has announced that the total investments in Phase I and Phase II of the region's most ambitious medical services, education, research and healthcare delivery venture has been projected at AED 11 billion.


DHCC is working on providing the highest standards of quality in healthcare services in the Arab world as per the vision of His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and UAE Defence Minister who is committed to raising the overall healthcare standards in the region by 2010.

Al Muntafiq said, 'Approximately 90% of the planning for Phase II is complete and investment opportunities in this phase will be put on offer shortly.' According to the DHCC Chairman, Phase II is four times bigger than Phase I -- both in terms of size and investments. Phase I has been completely sold out.

'The first medical facility will be ready to fully start operating soon and the first patient can be accepted by the end of the first quarter,' said Al Muntafiq.

Best of World Facilities
Al Muntafiq said that the Healthcare City's main objective is to serve the community and improve the standard of living in the Arab world through providing state-of-the-art healthcare facilities and expertise delivered through highly qualified and experienced specialists as per the vision of H.H General Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Al Muntafiq said that 30% of doctors and Arab researchers already registered at DHCC are from overseas, especially from USA and Canada.

He added that the, 'DHCC has signed several agreements and contracts and Phase I, when it opens, will have a total capacity of 1000 beds. This includes hospitals specialised in paediatrics, gynaecology, oncology, cardiology, diabetes, cosmetic surgeries, ophthalmology and orthopaedics based on the new criteria that Harvard Medical School has introduced which is more suitable for the Arab world.'

He said that the building for Mayo Clinic, the largest and most famous cancer and heart surgery hospital in the world, will be ready soon.

Al Muntafiq added that Phase II, which is attracting a large number of establishments, will includes centres for rehabilitation, nursing, obesity and nutrition, alternative medicine and pharmaceutical companies. Several contracts have been signed with leading companies in these fields which will be announced soon. This will help position the city as the gateway to the world, encompassing a wide spectrum of specialities of healthcare services covering the entire value chain, from acute care all the way to preventative medicine, covering the entire human life cycle.

Talking about the marketing operations of DHCC Al Muntafiq said, 'We'll start aggressive marketing of the city when the DHCC will be ready to receive patients. Actually, the soft marketing had begun a year ago when we established good relations with the Ministries of Health in the Arab region.

2% of Regional spend
He pointed out that 80% of the investments in the City are from the Gulf investors besides the strong relations in this field with Jordan and Lebanon. He added, 'DHCC is working at attracting 2% of the total spend on medicine and nursing in the region that spreads from Morocco to the borders of Indian subcontinent, which is estimated as US $72 billion. That means that the City is working to attract around AED 7 billion annually, which will help nurture the Dubai economy.'

As for joining Dubai Holding Al Muntafiq said, 'Besides the fact that all the organisations under Dubai Holding compliment each other -- which will a great advantage and which will give the city the opportunity to attract the international medical organizations -- Dubai Holding with its objectives and great vision will help promote DHCC internationally.'

i just wanted to go to the site but couldn't do it
can someone else take photos please!?

Dubai Healthcare City awarded top ISO certification

5 February 2005

DUBAI — The region's hub for medical and healthcare excellence, Dubai Healthcare City (DHC) is the first Dubai Holding entity that has won the prestigious ISO 9001:2000 certification for a wide range of its activities, it was announced here yesterday.

"We are extremely pleased to have obtained the international ISO certification. We have always said we are building a world-class institutions and this claim has been supported by the grant of the global certification that recognises and acknowledges that DHC is second to none and is in full compliance with international norms," said Mohammed Al Gergawi, CEO of Dubai Holding.

"What is all the more gratifying is that the ISO certification has been awarded to us even as we are in the process of building our facilities, infrastructure and processes. This tells our peers and partners, our clients and customers, that we are a global institution that has built in quality literally from the ground up," Al Gergawi added.

The DHC has obtained ISO 9001:2000 certifications for six key aspects of its operations. These include Sales, Marketing, Post-Graduate Medical Education, Issue of Commercial Licenses, Healthcare Facilities' Licenses and Construction Permits.

"Gaining the much sought after ISO certification would provide a competitive edge for DHC. It will lay an excellent foundation for managing the business processes at DHCC, which we will ensure comply with the requirements of ISO 9001:2000," Al Gergawi said.
The chief executive of Dubai Holding said: "Impact for the business partners will be in terms of enhancing and providing assurance to the customers that DHC is a quality organisation and that there are processes in place to ensure client and key stakeholder satisfaction. Part of the ISO compliance is that we record client dissatisfaction to, which in effect, would tell us where we are going wrong so we can immediately and effectively find a solution to the bottleneck."

Mayo Clinic to open heart centre at DHCC

Feb 15, 2005

The Mayo Clinic is opening its first office and clinic outside the US at the Dubai Health Care City (DHCC) in April this year.

The new office will offer heart care services dedicated primarily to diagnostic and non-invasive therapy. The cardiac services constitute a pilot project with DHCC and will also focus on heart research and education.

"We are primarily looking at heart patients who wish to have a second opinion when procedures like surgeries are advised as part of their treatment. We evaluate, diagnose and follow-up on such cases and in case surgery is the only option, help the patient to have it done at the Mayo Clinic if he so wishes," Dr Yousef Malouf, consultant cardiologist at Mayo who would be on site at the Dubai facility said.

Dr Malouf said that the clinic will be the first to treat patients at DHCC, and while Mayo Clinic office in Dubai will start on a small scale, the goal is to ensure the highest quality and that the patients come first.

A team from Mayo Clinic will assist Dr Malouf along with a team assembled locally.

"It will be as if I am in Rochester, consultations with other sub-speciality consultants will be a phone call away. All Mayo Clinic offices and clinics are connected via a five-digit phone number, thus there is no need to call an international number, the computer system is also the same," he said.

The service provided through the office in Dubai will be highly cost-effective for patients who can now get second opinion consultations without the need to travel abroad and the office in Dubai will have an advanced telemedicine facility which will allow for uncompromised and secure transfer and exchange of medical images and video with the clinic in Rochester, according to reports in UAE dailies.

Dr Malouf said that initially the Mayo Clinic Office at DHCC will start with echocardiography, surface echo, and stress echocardiography.

The office in Dubai will also have an auditorium for holding medical seminars and lectures for doctors to keep up to date, and awareness lectures for the general public.

The fees charged by the Dubai clinic would be in line with the prevailing fee structure at the Mayo Clinic in the US, Maalouf said.

DHCC and Harvard host Practic-Med

Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) and Harvard Medical International (HMI) will present "Specialty Practi-Med Dubai: Respiratory Medicine," a medical education symposium aimed at developing practical solutions to address one of the Gulf Region's most pressing health care challenges.

This program comes at a critical time for physicians in the UAE, where respiratory failure is one of the top five causes of death. If current global health trends continue, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease could rise to become the fifth leading cause of death and disability worldwide by 2020.

The region's arid climate and a dramatic increase in the amount of tobacco use also contribute to respiratory illness in Dubai and the surrounding area.

The two-day program, which will take place March 2-3 at the Fairmont Dubai Hotel in Dubai, has been organized by DHCC and HMI . The program will review the major areas of pulmonary and critical care medicine with an emphasis on basic pathophysiological mechanisms, clinical presentations, diagnostic approaches, and therapies important in the new age of cellular and molecular biology in clinical medicine. Homayoun Kazemi, MD, Professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and Chief-Emeritus of the Pulmonary and Critical Care Unit at the Massachusetts General Hospital will direct the course. In addition to lectures and breakout discussions led by Harvard-affiliated faculty, Gulf Region physicians will lead a series of case discussions.

"This program will present an up-to-date review of all aspects of pulmonary medicine by faculty who are at the forefront of clinical and basic research with particular emphasis on problems common to the Gulf Region," said Dr. Kazemi " 'Specialty Practi-Med: Respiratory Medicine' is the latest in a series of lifelong learning programs resulting from the partnership between HMI and Dubai Healthcare City, and the third event to focus on a specialty area of health care delivery. In May of last year, HMI and DHCC collaborated to deliver a program focused on diabetes, and in September gathered practitioners in the field of musculoskeletal health and sports medicine." said Omar Moawiyah Al Shunnar, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer of DHCC.

This program is intended for pulmonologists, pediatricians, primary care physicians who treat respiratory diseases in their practice, allergists, immunologists, and infectious disease specialists, and nurses and pulmonary and respiratory therapists.

The program is designed to help participants enhance their ability to differentiate and describe the pathophysiology of the most common respiratory diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, interstitial lung disease, asthma, and pneumonia. The lectures will also focus on the proper diagnosis and management of these diseases, explore the role of diagnostic tests in the management of dyspnea and sleep apnea, and highlight the role of surgery in the management of respiratory illness.

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nice model
i also like the architecture of these buildings

eg: http://www.mazayarealestate.com/1dubaidhcc%20intro.html
mazya sells different types of buildings

Varkey hospital in DHCC

Welcare World Health Systems, the healthcare consultancy arm of the Varkey Group, has signed up Cansult Limited to design a 150-bed hospital project in Dubai Healthcare City. The Creek Hospital Dubai will be the group's second hospital within the DHCC and will be positioned as a key general healthcare provider in the market.

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it would be great to have an overview of the different buildings, their sizes and designs
but such a list doesn't exist?

World-class health city takes shape

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The first facilities within the prestigious Dubai Healthcare City are set to open shortly.

THE ambitious Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) – the world’s first healthcare free zone – is set to inaugurate its first outpatient facilities shortly.

The project, a Dubai Holding entity, is being developed at a cost of $3 billion over two phases.

“The vision of the DHCC is to become the internationally-recognised location of choice for quality healthcare and an integrated centre of excellence for clinical and wellness services, medical education and research,” says chief sales and marketing officer of DHCC, Omar Al Shunnar.

The project comprises three main elements:

• An academic medical centre – encompassing a university teaching hospital, the Harvard Medical School Dubai Center Institute for Postgraduate Education and Research, and a Research Foundation;

• A medical cluster – comprising outpatient day clinics, pharmaceuticals and equipment, private hospitals and transplant, rehabilitation and diagnostic centres; and

• A wellness cluster, which will offer sports medicine, nutrition and a health farm, as well as include the development of spas and rehabilitation facilities.
Combined, the facilities at DHCC will ultimately provide services including cardiology, oncology and diabetes, as well as preventive and other health maintenance services.

The first phase, located behind Wafi City, Dubai, covers an area of 4.1 million sq ft and has been completely sold out. It has a total capacity of 1,000 beds, which includes hospitals specialised in paediatrics, gynaecology, oncology, cardiology, diabetes, cosmetic surgeries, ophthalmology and orthopaedics based on the criteria that the Center for Healthcare Planning and Quality (CPQ) has set to ensure quality delivery of healthcare services.

The second phase, dedicated to wellness facilities, will be four times bigger than Phase I - both in terms of size and investments. Approximately 90 per cent of the planning for Phase II is complete and investment opportunities in this phase will be put on offer shortly,” says Al Shunnar.

Phase II, which is attracting a large number of establishments, will include centres for rehabilitation, nursing, obesity and nutrition, alternative medicine and pharmaceutical companies. Several contracts have been signed with leading companies in these fields and will help position the city as the gateway to the world.

He continues: “The first medical facility will be ready to fully start operating soon and the first patient can be accepted by the end of the first quarter. DHCC’s services and facilities will be available to the UAE, the whole of the Middle East, and surrounding regions. Under the auspices of the CPQ, Harvard Medical International and DHCC will oversee a quality assurance system that will guide continuous improvement throughout the entire site.'

“By 2010, we foresee more than 20,000 patients visiting the healthcare facilities in the region and this would include 1,500 to 2,000 inpatients,” says Al Shunnar. The centre will also have a healthcare hotel with a capacity of 1,000 residents, which will provide accommodation tailored for the patients’ families,” he adds.

“The project, once operational will seek to create a regional center of excellence for medical services, medical education, and life science research and development in the Middle East,” says Al Shunnar.

A strong indicator of how the center would develop over the years can be seen from the number of people who have registered to set up base within the DHCC. More than 30 per cent of doctors and Arab researchers already registered at DHCC are from overseas, especially from Western Europe and North America, he says.

DHCC has invited internationally respected institutions in health care delivery, education, services, and research and development to collocate on the site to take advantage of the synergies brought about by physical proximity, interconnectivity, and professional collaboration. Medical centres in Britain, Germany, and the US have expressed interest in participating in DHCC, with particular interest directed to the academic medical center component. The DHCC tenants will have to meet international building standards and quality healthcare standards, including accreditation within 36 months of start-up, and will face probation and then suspension of license if accreditation is not forthcoming. The licensing and quality management processes and decision-making have been delegated by DHCC to autonomous boards with international representation.

Some of the world’s most prestigious institutions that have shown an interest or have already signed partnership agreements include the Harvard Medical School, AstraZeneca and Mayo Clinic.

i can only conclude that dubaoi is obsesed with water...
a visitor may think theyve come to some random swamp land!

but dubai will be even greener and and much more like a city and not a desert...

this project does take it far though, the render looks greener than a golf course!

is this really an apropriate use of funds

[appologies if this is classed as chatting! :bash: ]

the use of water is excessive, but for a project such as this it's acceptable since it provides a relaxing atmosphere for inpatients. people like to see water before they die.

some surgeons at the ben franklin in berlin said that in the near future, a lot of germans would fly to dubai for treatment, because the total cost of the ticket and hotel together with treatment would still be much cheaper than that in germany. a lot of doctors are planning to move and set up clinics in dubai.

Yes, because I think most people's last dying wish is to look at water before they pass on (is completely confused)

Empower to build district cooling system for Dubai Healthcare City

Dubai : Empower will build a district cooling system plant for the Dubai Healthcare City cluster.

The agreement was signed by Ahmad Bin Shafar, CEO of Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corp (Empower), and Omar Al Shunnar, DHCC chief sales and marketing officer.

With a total capacity of 55,000 tonnes, the district cooling system (DCS) plant will cater initially to the first phase of DHCC, covering 4.1 million square feet.

"Our resident companies will be able to benefit from great savings in energy costs afforded by Empower's district cooling due to energy efficiency and economies of scale," Al Shunnar said.

"Empower's mission is to provide energy-efficient services to support the economic development in Dubai," said Bin Shafar.

"We are keen to promote energy-efficient practices that will be key to our progress in coming years." The DCS will cool water at a central plant and distribute it through a network of piping systems to DHCC's individual buildings.

Welcare, Cansult, Creek Hospital

Welcare World Health Systems has chosen Cansult as its designer for its USD82m, 150-bed hospital near the Dubai Creek in the Dubai HealthCare City. This will be Welcare's second hospital in the DHCC. Its first is a 210-bed specialist cardiology and orthopaedics hospital.

Welcare and Cansult to design Dh300m Creek Hospital


Dubai: Welcare World Health Systems has selected a partner to design its 150-bed hospital project in Dubai Healthcare City, company officials said.

The project is known as the Creek Hospital Dubai, they said. It will cost Dh300 million, inclusive of land and building.

Welcare is the healthcare consultancy and management arm of the Varkey Group. It will work with Cansult Limited to design the Creek Hospital. This will be the group's second hospital in Dubai Healthcare City and will be positioned as a key general healthcare provider in the market, they said.

"It is our intention to extend the reputation of Welcare Hospital to Dubai Healthcare City," said Sunny Varkey, group chairman.

"Welcare has long been known for offering high quality, ethical medicine and for having some of the most qualified doctors in the UAE. We intend to continue that tradition of excellence through our new facilities."

Welcare World previously entered into an agreement with Dubai Healthcare City to develop the City Hospital, a 210-bed facility with a special interest in cardiology and orthopaedics.

The hospital is under design by a leading US company, Ellerbe Becket, and is scheduled to start operations by mid-2007.

another new hospital



Dubai Healthcare City to have a new 150 bed hospital

Welcare World Health Systems, the healthcare consultancy and management arm of Varkey Group signed up with Cansult Limited to design Varkey Group's ambitious Dh300m150-bed hospital project in Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC): 'The Creek Hospital Dubai'.

This will be the group's second hospital within the DHCC and will be positioned as a key general healthcare provider in the market.

Welcare World has previously entered into an agreement with DHCC for developing 'The City Hospital', a premium 210-bed hospital that will be positioned as a Center of Excellence in Cardiology and Orthopaedics. The hospital is currently under design by a leading US hospital designer firm; Ellerbe Becket; and is scheduled to commence operation by mid 2007. Inline with DHCC 's vision, Welcare World has acquired the international affiliation of George Washington University Hospital (GWUH), thus ensuring the hospital's commitment to high quality standards of care throughout its planning and operational stages.

'It is our intention to extend the reputation of Welcare Hospital to Dubai Healthcare City' said Mr. Sunny Varkey, Group Chairman-Varkey Group. 'Welcare has long been known for offering high quality, ethical medicine and for having some of the most qualified doctors in the UAE. We intend to continue that tradition of excellence through our new facilities" he added.

Due to great demand for extra space requirements at the Welcare Hospital, Cansult Limited has also been assigned to study the feasibility of adding an extra floor to the existing hospital building.

"We are determined to create a new paradigm in healthcare planning with advanced technology in collaboration with top-notch institutions in healthcare", said, Mr. C. N. Radhakrishnan, Executive Director, Varkey Group. He further added, 'Creating strategic international partnerships in the delivery of quality healthcare is indeed the way to go'.

Cansult Limited is one of Canada's leading engineering and project management firms working in the international market since 1961. Cansult Limited believes in delivering the best Canadian engineering to international clients and their focus is on client service for international projects.

Cansult Limited's in-house strength of 200 staff in the UAE is combined with the specialised health care expertise of Murphy Hilgers Architects Inc. of Canada. Cansult Limited and Murphy Hilgers have worked together on previous health care facilities in the UAE. Above all, Cansult Limited brings the advantage of having been the master plan consultants to DHCC on Phase I of its development.

Drawing a parallel from its successful education activities, Varkey Group launched Welcare World Health Systems (Welcare World) in 2003 with the objective of combining the strength of strategic alliances with its in-house knowledge and experience to provide international quality healthcare services and management strategies in the UAE and in the Middle East along with North Africa and the Asian regions.

Welcare World's strategic goal in the UAE is to establish an integrated network of healthcare providers at various levels of care that provide services inline with efficiency and cost effectiveness. Through the establishment of satellite clinics, together with the previously mentioned hospitals, Welcare World intends to manage approximately 500 acute care beds in the next three (3) years.

First Mayo Clinic outside US opens in Dubai

Dubai:

The Mayo Clinic has opened its cardiac centre in Dubai Healthcare City and the first consultations took place this week.

It represents the first time the Mayo Clinic has offered medical services outside the United States.

There have been strong ties between the Mayo clinic in the United States and health authorities in the UAE. The clinic received a major donation from Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan last year.

Gulf News reported Shaikh Zayed made donations totalling $25 million (Dh92 million) to the clinic, which is based in Rochester, Minnesota, and also has centres in Florida and Arizona.

The clinic announced in February it was opening a diagnostic and non-invasive therapy centre for heart patients in Dubai.

The Dubai centre, named Mayo Clinic Middle East Regional Office, has a full-time cardiologist, Dr Yousuf Maalouf.

"Our regional office is committed to bringing Middle East patients accessible, high-quality diagnosis and treatment of heart problems just as we are for those patients in the United States," Dr Maalouf said.

Major heart surgery will not be done here, but the services offered are likely to increase.

The Mayo Clinic named its heart treatment facility in the United States the Mayo Clinic Zayed Cardiovascular Centre.

Shaikh Zayed's donation went towards improving facilities in the United States and was not used in the building of the clinic here.

Work starts on City Hospital in Dubai Healthcare City

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Dubai :
Work began yesterday on a cardiology and orthopaedic hospital that will be one of the major medical centres in the Dubai Health Care City (DHCC).

Welcare World Health Systems, the health care consultancy and management arm of the Varkey Group held the groundbreaking ceremony for the Dh300 million City Hospital yesterday at DHCC.

It is the second hospital project at DHCC announced by the Varkey Group, a Dubai-based education and health services provider.

The first a 150-bed budget hospital costing Dh150 million and called the Creek Hospital, was announced by the group last month.

"This will be the health care city for the whole region of 1.5 billion people and this is just the beginning," said Mohammad Al Gergawi, chairman, Dubai Holding, the government's investment arm.

He said that the first phase of DHCC was moving ahead with a commitment for five hospitals and 350 clinics from investors.

Varkey Group's two hospitals are among these health facilities in DHCC.

The number of projects DHCC has attracted has exceeded expectations said Al Gergawi.

"This is beyond even our initial plans. Phase two is in progress which will cover a bigger area," he said.

Al Gergawi, who was accompanied by DHCC chairman Saeed Al Muntafiq, deferred further questions on total investment at DHCC stating details would be released over the next couple of weeks.

The City Hospital will be affiliated with George Washington University Hospital (GWUH), USA, said C.N Radhakrishnan, Varkey Group executive director.

Varkey is also opening a chain of five satellite clinics throughout Dubai at a cost of Dh50 million. The first of these is already operational at the Knowledge Village.

He said with the premium hospital, the budget hospital and the clinics there will be good health care services provided to all sections of the society.

Sunny Varkey, Varkey Group chairman, replying to questions on whether the hospital services will be able to compete with medical services in India and the west said: "The quality care and range of health services we provide encourages people to remain in Dubai for their health care needs instead of traveling abroad."

Hospital designers are Ellerbe Becket of USA, and Cansult Limited is the project manager.

New Dubai hospital

DUBAI: Welcare Hospital broke ground on the development of The City Hospital, the group's second hospital within Dubai Healthcare City. Designed by Ellerbe Becket of the US, the 210-bed hospital is set to be positioned as a centre of excellence in Cardiology and Orthopedics. It has also acquired an international affiliation with George Washington University Hospital in America.

website finally updated

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You know what feels kind of weird?

In 5 years or so I graduate and get my MD and become a doctor.

And once I get my license, I have a feeling everything will come full circle and I'll be working in Dubai Health Care City (!).

What I HOPE to do though,is be an official doctor at Dubailand or have my clinic VERY close to it. :D

AACS starts construction of Cosmetic Surgery Hospital at Dubai Healthcare City

Following the groundbreaking ceremony, construction has begun in full swing on the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Hospital at Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC).

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Jeffrey Knezovich, Executive Vice-President of AACS



Construction of the facility is scheduled to be completed by the middle of next year.

The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS) has partnered with Dubai Healthcare City to work on the creation of this state-of-the-art facility, which when completed will become one of the world's leading centres for cosmetic surgery. The AACS Hospital will include a cosmetic surgery hospital as well as academic facilities that will bring world-class institutions and learning events to Dubai Healthcare City.

Dr Jeehan Qadir, Project Owner and Executive Director of AACS Hospital said: 'By 2007, most of our operations should be fully on stream. The AACS Hospital will provide all kinds of modern techniques in cosmetic services for our clients in the region. There is big demand for the latest advances in cosmetic surgery that are aimed at improving the lifestyle.

"This specialist hospital will provide the most comprehensive set of cosmetic surgery services of world class standards. We will bring leading cosmetic surgeons from USA and elsewhere, which will confirm our high vision in providing unique healthcare services for the region from our base in Dubai," said Dr. Qadir.

He pointed out that the AACS Hospital will be ready by the time the World Congress of Liposuction will be held in Dubai. "We will then be fully able to organise, support and conduct the World Congress. Our facilities here at DHCC will be ready and we would be able to conduct live surgery workshops for the audience and the delegates at the Congress. These live surgery workshops will act as interactive sessions for the world meet.'

Dr. Qadir said he was proud to be able to bring such a big scientific medical conference for the first time to the UAE and Middle East, and that this was a vote for the DHCC.


Medical Tourism Target

"By moving the World Congress of Liposuction to Middle East we ensured that our regional medical physicians will have more chances for post-graduation and continuous medical education. This will allow new ideas and new medical projects to be born, thus ensuring the attraction of international standards and services comparable to that of similar facilities in the USA, and thereby achieving the overall target of Medical Tourism," said Dr. Qadir.

Jeffrey Knezovich, Executive Vice-President of AACS, said hundreds of surgeons are to attend the World Congress, which will also feature exhibitors representing the cosmetic surgery industry.

'The World Congress of Liposuction is a leading-edge event that is attended by international leaders who share techniques and advances in liposuction procedures and technology,' Kzezovich said. 'We believe that this region will be the focal point of cosmetic surgery in the future. Dubai, with this new medical hub at Dubai Healthcare City, is the natural choice for the meeting.'

The AACS is working to identify a Medical Director for the new hospital and educational facility who would move from the United States to set up operations in Dubai. The Medical Director will develop a curriculum to educate cosmetic surgeons in addition to creating a Fellowship Programme in the region.

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wow what a change

AUB Medical Centre at DHCC
Monday, September 26 - 2005

Consultant Physicians, in partnership with the American University of Beirut Medical Centre, has started operations from Dubai Healthcare City. CP has hired medical practitioners from leading American and international universities. It aims to provide a range of specialties including pulmonary and diabetic care, with a paediatrics clinic and dermatology clinic.

Dubai Healthcare City participates in World Forum for Medicine

The region's leading medical education and research, wellness and healthcare provider, the Dubai Healthcare City, has announced its first-ever attendance at Medica in Dusseldorf, Germany.

Medica is known the world over as the World Forum for Medicine and is now in its 37th edition. It comprises of both a trade exhibition for medical sector providers and a world-renowned conference that is attended by the globe's leading authorities on medicine. It is being held from 16th to 19th November 2005. Officials from the Dubai Healthcare City are attending the exhibition with the DHCC stand at the event attracting the interest of a large number of delegates and visitors.

'Medica is one of the world's leading medical events,' pointed out Dr. Mariam Al Mazrouie, Medical Director of Dubai Healthcare City.


'Though Dubai Healthcare City boasts of partners such as Harvard Medical International (with whom we have set up the Harvard Medical School Dubai Centre (HMSDC) and other joint ventures), Mayo Clinic, AstraZeneca and other international names, this is the first time we have turned our attention to the global event Medica,'


Dr. Mariam Al Mazrouie said.

'This,' she said, 'marks our outreach into the global medical arena. We are sure to impress speakers, delegates and visitors with the depth and reach of our facilities and services at the Dubai Healthcare City.'

Ever year more than 4,000 exhibitors from over 60 countries present their innovations at Medica. The combination of trade fair, medical congress and seminars provides an optimal platform for exchanging experiences at the highest level.

The Congress comprises a multitude of seminars, presentations and practical courses that present leading edge research and innovation to the global medical community.

'With that level of expertise and exhibitor turnout, we look forward to attracting the attention of those who attend Medica towards the UAE and the Dubai Healthcare City. We, too, are creating world-class facilities that we would like the global medical community to learn more about and that is why we participating in the Dusseldorf event,' the Medical Director of DHCC added.

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Krazy my friend you are brilliant!

brilliant, absolutely brilliant!!! :D


see you all there~~~ :)

hopefully not ;)

amazing models :eek:

to give you an update

the only part which is completed by now is the part next to grand hyatt
now, when you go to the right there is this roundabout
the first row of buildings on the right side of the road which leads to the water slides on the bottom left, is completed

this looks amazing.
never new this is so close to grand hyatt

great model hows the site its self ?

read post 61 ;)

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masterplan

This project is my future. My dream is to work there.

Ok now I know what I should do:
Plastic Surgery in Dubai. Will earn millions.

when you look at the construction site for this project you will see that it has nothing in common with the render :D

totally different

However it turns out to be, it would certinaly be better than anything here.

of course.

dennis, do you mean the changed the masterplan or just designs and buildings? is the model correct?

Yeah. Is the model correct??

this is not even a rendering
it's a drawing just to give an idea

have a look at post 57 and compare it to this drawn up masterplan!!

yes ok so basically the model is indeed correct, but the renderings/masterplan is not?

exactly
and see how the buildings are spread over the development
completely different than in the drawing

also shows what the design of the building will be like
it's perfectly made!!

The first Women's Health & Wellness Centre to open at The Dubai Healthcare City

eleva, a dedicated medical, healthcare and wellness facility for women only, is scheduled to open at the Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC).

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The centre will be the first of its kind in the region and will house leading medical and wellbeing practitioners from around the world.

eleva's unique concept will provide an exclusive, luxurious and discreet healing environment that will expand beyond the realm of conventional treatments. It will focus on all aspects of traditional, complementary and alternative medicine and healthcare, thus ensuring all general and specialist healthcare and wellness needs of women are met under one roof.

Anjum Fatima, Operations Manager, emphasised: 'eleva will address a huge gap within the women's healthcare sector. Health issues are gender based requiring a similar approach towards treatment and medicine. Each woman is an individual with unique needs and eleva will treat them accordingly'.

The specialist healthcare services offered at the centre will cover the entire life cycle of a woman, specializing in gynaecology, dermatology, breast and uterine cancer screening, fertility and menopause, diabetes and obesity, counseling and psychiatry, cosmetic dentistry, hypertension, osteoporosis, screening and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases, urology and incontinence and other prevalent conditions specific to women.

This innovative and trail blazing centre is another pioneering project by the Lootah Group which continues to lead with its diverse and successful business ventures and non-profit educational institutions.

Mr Saleh Lootah, Group Executive Director, commented on the vision for eleva: 'Our objective is for the centre to become the internationally recognized choice for quality integrated healthcare and wellness services, for the Arab and expatriate women in the UAE and across the region.'

'We aim to bring together the critical mass of expertise and some of the world's most renowned specialists and healthcare investors to operate from within the facility. The developers and brand managers will provide the stakeholders with the most cutting edge and cost-effective management systems and solutions, ensuring that eleva presents world class medical, healthcare and wellness services across the region'.

Enclosed in a modern seven storey building, eleva will offer a modern, tranquil and healing environment. The comfortable stylish lounges will be designed to relax visitors and encourage them to socialize in the centre before and after their appointments and enjoy the tranquil and serene yet uplifting ambience.

Each of the floors within the building will be clearly demarcated to house the following facilities: Merchandise and Retail, Alternative and Therapeutic Spa Treatments, Medical Diagnosis and Consulting, Non-invasive Treatments and Fertility Clinic.

Women-only hospital to be built at Dubai Healthcare City
Staff Report

Dubai: A new Dh100 million seven-storey medical, healthcare centre strictly for women is set to be built in Dubai.

Named Eleva, the facility is scheduled to open at the Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) in 2008.

At least 150 consultants from around the world will be on duty at the centre, say managers.

All aspects of traditional, complementary and alternative medicine and healthcare needs for women will be met.

"Eleva will address a huge gap within the women's healthcare sector," said Anjum Fatima, Operations Manager of Eleva. "Each woman is an individual with unique needs and Eleva will treat them accordingly." The specialist healthcare services offered at the centre will cover the entire life cycle of a woman, specialising in gynaecology, dermatology, cancer screening, fertility and menopause, diabetes and obesity, counseling and psychiatry.

Behind this project is the Lootah Group, which aims to bring together a mass of expertise and healthcare investors to operate within the facility ensuring world class medical, healthcare and wellness services across the region, said Saleh Lootah, Group Executive Director.

"The developers and brand managers will provide the stakeholders with the most cutting edge and cost-effective management systems and solutions," said Lootah.

Furthermore, the group expects the centre to become the internationally recognised choice for quality integrated healthcare and wellness services for all women across the region.

Eleva will be exhibiting at the Arab Health exhibition 2006, to be held at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre from tomorrow until Tuesday.

Services offered

Merchandise and Retail
Alternative and Therapeutic Spa Treatments
Medical Diagnosis and Consulting
Non-invasive Treatments
Fertility Clinic

London's Great Ormond Street Hospital sets up an office at Dubai Healthcare City

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust (GOSH) is one of the world's leading children's hospitals.
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GOSH Regional Office in Dubai was formally opened by HRH the Duke of York on 23 January 2006.

It has an international reputation for treatment, training and research.

The hospital is pleased to announce that its Regional Office in Dubai was formally opened by HRH the Duke of York on 23 January 2006.

The hospital seeks to promote the best quality healthcare for children in the Gulf Region through collaboration with partner institutions.


The principal aims of the Regional Office are to:

• Improve the quality of services provided to children and families referred to GOSH from the Gulf region.

• Provide a range of services in Dubai and at other sites in the region which complement and support the patient treatment services currently provided in London.

• Develop the international business of the hospital to enable us to continue to improve and develop new services.

• Maintain and develop the profile of GOSH as market leader of healthcare for children.

Children and their families will benefit from the establishment of the Gulf office by having better access to support before and after treatment at Great Ormond Street Hospital. This support should ensure a better experience for children and families during treatment at GOSH, and better outcomes, by providing appropriate support when the child returns home.

GOSH already provides a range of services in partnership with the Dubai Department of Health and Medical services at the Dubai and Al Wasl Hospitals, which will continue to expand and develop, supported by the facilities at Dubai Healthcare City.

GOSH will also be launching training and education programs for nurses and other clinical staff, improving the quality of care for children in the region.

The Chief Executive of GOSH, Dr Jane Collins, said 'As a dedicated healthcare service provider, GOSH is recognized as one of a few centres of excellence in paediatric healthcare services treating children from all over the world, suffering from the most complicated conditions. We always look for an innovative approach that will become the finest benchmark in paediatric care.'

The vision of DHCC which aims at becoming the globally acknowledged location of choice for healthcare and establishing Dubai as the regional hub for healthcare complements our goals in becoming an industry leader in providing healthcare services in the region,' she added.

Work begins on Harvard Medical School

Dubai: Construction of a Harvard Medical School centre began on Tuesday, officially making the prestigious medical school's presence here.

The postgraduate education and research centre headquarters in Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) is scheduled for completion in 2007.

The building will have a medical library, which promises to have an advanced collection of clinical and development resources. It will also house a 300-seat auditorium.

Dr Robert L. Thurer, Chief Academic Officer of Harvard Medical School Dubai Centre (HMSDC), said in a statement the centre was designed to provide and inspire the best medical education and research.

"This facility will enhance our ability to offer high-quality medical education programmes and enable HMSDC to spur collaborations between top educators and research scientists in the UAE and neighbouring countries," he said.

Saeed Al Muntafiq, Chief Executive Officer of Tat-weer, the company responsible for DHCC, said the facility would be a hub for medical experts.

Lloyds TSB Dubai opens Customer Service Centre at Dubai Healthcare City

Leading Dubai based international bank, Lloyds TSB Dubai, has today opened its newest Customer Service Centre at Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC), behind Wafi City.

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From its new purpose built offices, Lloyds TSB will be able to serve both personal and business customers. Lloyds TSB Dubai is the only triple A rated bank in Dubai and the first bank to be located in DHCC. DHCC is positioned as the healthcare services hub of the region.

The new Customer Service Centre at DHCC will be open six days a week from 8 am to 6 pm. Both new and existing customers will be able to gain assistance on new accounts, personal loans, car loans or home loans, credit cards and fixed deposits. The ATM facility allows customers to deposit cheques, withdraw cash and make cash deposits 24 hours a day. The centre also offers a cybercafé style corner for Internet banking comprising of a coffee and juice bar.

At today's opening event, Giles Cunningham, Regional Manager of Lloyds TSB in the UAE & Gulf states, said, 'Dubai Healthcare City is one of the latest developments by Dubai Holdings and we are thrilled to open our Customer Service Centre here. It is a moment of pride to be a partner with the growing healthcare community in Dubai. We look forward to offering our personalised services to the DHCC community and also to customers in the vicinity.

'As our ambition is to be the most recommended bank we offer easy and flexible banking solutions to our customers. This is our third location in Dubai, and we have plans to open further locations in the next few months for the convenience of our customers.'

The main branch of Lloyds TSB is in Jumeirah, housed in a custom built landmark building, located on Al Wasl Road opposite Safa Park. The bank also has another Customer Service Centre located in the heart of the Arabian Ranches residential development in the Arabian Ranches Community Centre. Lloyds TSB Dubai employs 170 people and provides a full range of services including: Personal Banking, Commercial Banking, Corporate Banking, Offshore Banking, Private Banking, Treasury Services and Trade Finance Services. In addition to market leading auto and home loans, credit cards, personal and commercial loans, current and savings accounts, and fixed term deposits, Lloyds TSB Dubai also offers easy accessibility to telephone banking and secure Internet banking 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

I've been reading all about DHCC. I've seen the new Eleva Women's Health Centre. Does anyone know if there are plans for a maternity unit at DHCC or indeed the Eleva Centre, as it states that it covers the entire woman's life cycle? Is there a maternity unit in Dubai at all? If so...where is it, is it any good? How does it compare to the Al Corniche in Abu Dhabi?

u are asking the wrong people

This place should have the world's best rehab for stroke/auto accident patients. How bout dedicating one building to RIO Dubai ( Rehab Institute of Dubai)

sun, sea, and sand in Dubai

^^^ God, that would make getting better so much FUN :D

;) yeah that would be the best medicine for you :D

That gives me an incredible idea! Let Nakheel donate one island for stroke rehab! That way, Americans (and everyone else) would come to Dubai for medical therapy. Who says Dubai can't be better than America? Yay for RIO island

I have uploaded the optimized video. Hope it is good enough..the original video was around 120 mb. This one is 13 mb.
Dubai Health Care City Video (http://rapidshare.de/files/16035381/Dubai_Health_Care_City.wmv.html)

any link to the video aside form rapidshare? thanks!

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals inaugurates MENA HQ at Dubai Healthcare City

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals MENA today completed the inauguration of its new Regional Headquarters at Dubai Health Care City. Wyeth is one of world's largest research-driven pharmaceutical and health care product companies.

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From left to right, Mr. Manaf Afyouni, Chief Strategy Officer, DHCC, Mr. Vasco Abecassis, Group Vice President, Wyeth EMEA, Mr. Khalid Al Malik, Senior Vice President, Industry and Knowledge, Tatweer, Mr. Ulf Wiinberg, Senior Vice President, Wyeth and President Wyeth Pharmaceuticals EMEA, Dr. Abdul Ghaffar Abdul Ghafoor, Assistant Undersecretary for Curative Medicine, MoH, Mr. Joe Henein, Managing Director, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals MENA.

It is a leader in the discovery, development, manufacturing, and marketing of pharmaceuticals, vaccines, biotechnology products, and non-prescription medicines that improve the quality of life for people worldwide. The company's major divisions include Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Wyeth Consumer Healthcare and Fort Dodge Animal Health.

The new office will serve as the region headquarters for over 300 employees across the Middle East and North Africa.

Mr. Joe Henein, Managing Director, MENA, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, adds,

'Wyeth recognizes the importance of DHCC as the location of choice for its HQ, mainly to help integrate within the regional health care community and infrastructure projected to be established in DHCC. The move will also help Wyeth to aggressively expand its operations in MENA, making this office one of the key affiliates in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region.'



Dr. Abdul Ghaffar Abdul Ghafoor, Assistant Undersecretary for Curative Medicine, MoH, comments, 'We are delighted to see world renowned companies such as Wyeth Pharmaceuticals making this commitment to DHCC, the world's first healthcare free zone. The success of this ambitious project relies on the willingness, investment and belief of companies working together to create a model for healthcare institution-building in the region.'

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals has been servicing the Middle East since 1963 when their first offices opened in Egypt. Wyeth's Middle East operation grew through the years to become one of the regional leaders in pharmaceutical and nutritional businesses. Wyeth global investment in research and development exceeded $2.7 billion in 2005. In the Middle East, Wyeth is engaging in clinical research across a wide range of therapeutic areas including transplantation, rheumatology, vaccines, anti-infectives and oncology.

Wyeth has an impressive history of innovation to be proud of: In the 1950's and 1960s', it introduced Dryvaz,® a freeze-dried smallpox vaccine, to the marketplace. The vaccine's success prompted the World Health Organization (WHO) to officially thank Wyeth for its important and generous contribution to the worldwide eradication of smallpox.

Mr. Ulf Wiinberg, President Wyeth Pharmaceuticals EMEA, concludes, 'Wyeth's vision of leading the way to a healthier world means discovering, developing, manufacturing and marketing healthcare products that improve lives and deliver outstanding value to our customers and shareholders. It also means building partnerships and using our resources to build a better, healthier way of life around the world. In this way, we work with others like DHCC who are on the front lines of creating better communities.'

Dubai Healthcare City unveils Al Razi

Dubai: Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC), the world's first integrated healthcare free zone, has announced the launch of Al Razi a complex of multi-specialty clinical buildings as part of the development of the first phase.

DHCC is a clinical community of 4.1 million square feet which accommodates internationally renowned healthcare providers offering world-class standards in medicine and related disciplines.

Al Razi Medical Complex, which signals DHCC's continued expansion as an important regional hub for the healthcare industry, will be located within a professional group of dedicated clinical providers at the Academic Medical Centre containing the University Teaching Hospital, Harvard Medical School Dubai Center (HMSDC), clinical research in the Dubai Harvard Foundation for Medical Research and other specialty hospitals.

Licensing framework for healthcare professionals and fac-ilities are provided by the Center for Healthcare Planning and Quality in collaboration with Harvard Medical International.

Healthcare professionals and operators in the region are invited to relocate their practices to the Al Razi Medical Complex which is dedicated to outpatient surgical clinics, analytical and diagnostic laboratories, outpatient clinics and imaging laboratories.

The complex will be able to accommodate 130 healthcare service provid-ers and 1,500 healthcare professionals.

"As a regional centre of excellence for medical services, medical education and life science research and development in the Middle East, the Dubai Healthcare City will offer advanced medical techniques and applications," said Ahmad Sharaf, Senior Vice President, Energy and Healthcare.

"Al Razi Medical Complex will bring together an integrated community of prominent healthcare providers from across the Middle East, Asia, Europe and the United States," Sharaf added.

Facilities are provided for world renowned surgeons who have played major roles in the development and refinement of clinical-based surgical procedures.

The surgical suites will allow surgeons to consolidate their entire practice in one location and save substantial amounts of time and energy.

Offering a unique synergy of physical proximity, interconnectivity and professional collaboration, Dubai Healthcare City is attracting internationally respected institutions in healthcare delivery, education, services, research and development.

At AED 4 Billion investments Dubai Healthcare City goes beyond medicine

Dubai Healthcare City, member of Tatweer, today unveiled the second phase as an extension of the healthcare community.
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The second phase services will focus on healthcare and wellness for a balanced body and mind

The launch of the second phase propels Dubai to the destination of choice for world class healthcare services. The new phase which covers a total area of 19 million square feet and a total investment of AED 4 billion is located on the shores of the Dubai Creek next to Al Wasl Hospital on Oud Metha Road.

Saeed Al Muntafiq, Chief Executive Officer, Tatweer, said: 'When we look at healthcare, it is important to look at it in a holistic sense since the human being is a construction of the body and mind. To enjoy good health we should take care of our body and reach a balance between these two components.'

In this respect, Dubai Healthcare City is reinforcing new standards in healthcare that go beyond pure medicine and acute care services, which include disease treatment and prevention. The second phase of DHCC will include the elements of world-class wellness facilities, in addition to hospitals, clinical centers, institutions and a residential complex.

The aim of the new phase of Healthcare City is to provide a complete suite of wellbeing services to complement the acute care available in the first phase of the development. The work of the two phases complements one another in line with the strategic vision of DHCC to establish an integrated center, as per the international standards of healthcare.

Ahmad Sharaf, Senior Vice President for Energy and Healthcare for Tatweer emphasized that the main goal for the city is to provide patients in the region with an opportunity to live a balanced life, away from anxiety, trauma and various diseases. The healthcare facilities and services provided in the second phase will bridge the gap between physical health in its conventional sense and general health in its global context.

Zone Overview

The second phase of DHCC will be divided into 6 zones that include Clinical Zone, Healthcare Mixed Use, Long Term Care, Spa Resorts, Canal Residence & Town Center and Clinical Villas, with luxury 5-star hotels providing hospitality services to the overall development.

Spa Resorts is an integral part of Phase II, and caters to the 'wellness' aspect of DHCC. The luxury spa resorts will be located along the extended Creek, and will be managed by globally-renowned specialist spa resort operators.

The Clinical Zone will house hospitals, outpatient clinics, luxury 5-star hotel and post graduate healthcare higher education programs like nursing, dentistry, nutrition and physiotherapy.

Phase II will also include a Healthcare Mixed Use zone that provides facilities to non-clinical services such as medical equipment companies, insurance firms, pharmaceutical companies, complementary and alternative medicine suppliers.

The Long Term Care is dedicated to the development of facilities to serve patients requiring healthcare attention for extended periods of time. This zone will house nursing homes, post-trauma rehabilitation centers, and terminally-ill medical care facilities.

DHCC Phase II is also offering two-storey Clinical Villas that are available on a lease basis. The villas will accommodate conventional and complementary medicine clinics equipped with high-tech IT provisions.

The outpatient clinics are built based on the highest international standards to provide expert treatments in different medical specialties, as well as a center for daily surgeries.

Canal Residence & Town Center, the waterfront residential properties of Phase II, are expected to primarily accommodate medical students and faculty from DHCC. Retail and food outlets will be located on the ground floor of the residences.

wellness village becomes DHCC2???? Yay!!!!

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nice~~ :)

Saturday, 1 July 2006
Rashid Hospital faces billion dirham rebuild

by Conrad Egbertv


The Department of Health and Medical Services (Dohms) in Dubai is to spend US $272 million (AED1 billion) on a new 30,000m2 Rashid Hospital. The existing facility will then be demolished.

“The masterplan for the new Rashid Hospital is still under evaluation and nothing is finalised as yet, but we expect the plans to be ready by 2007,” said Dr Mohsin Basalah of Dohms.

Construction Week has learnt that three proposals for the consultant’s contracts were submitted earlier this year, including one from Al Hashimi, who has partnered with Abu Dhabi-based consultant Hospital Design Planners, as well as
bids from Al Gurg Consultants and Arenco. The consultant for the project is expected to be announced within three months.

A source from Al Hashimi said: “Nothing has been finalised as yet and we still haven’t won the job on the project; we’ve just been shortlisted along with another consultant. At the moment everything is only on paper and even if things run smoothly it would take at least two years before the project sees the light of day.

“It could take another two or three months before the consultant is announced and then a year or two before the architectural designs are finalised. It took around seven years to construct the Trauma Centre so one can’t expect this new project to go any faster.”

The new hospital will be located within the Rashid Hospital complex next to where the existing hospital building currently stands and is expected to have a capacity of at least 700 beds.

A spokesperson from Al Gurg Consultants said: “We submitted our proposals to Dohms about six months ago but have not been give any date as to when the consultant will be appointed.”

Rashid Hospital, which is located near Maktoum Bridge on the Bur Dubai side, currently has a capacity of around 400 beds with only one emergency bay. However the recent completion of the Trauma Centre means the facility can now handle seven ambulances simultaneously.

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Healthcare City to have 17 new private hospitals

Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) will have 17 private hospitals with a total of 2,325 beds by 2010, or 65 per cent of the total capacity of the upcoming projects.

Projects in the DHCC include a medical school with focus on cancer and heart diseases, two general hospitals, an orthopaedics hospital, a neurosurgery hospital, two hospitals specialising in plastic surgery, a children’s hospital, a rehabilitation hospital, a psychiatry hospital and a nursing home.

The free zone, which is part of Dubai Holding, has attracted local and international healthcare investors, according to the company.

The DHCC also issued a report on healthcare services in Dubai. According to the report, there are currently six public hospitals in the city with more than 1,800 beds.

According to Mohsin *******aha, director of Licensing and Specifications at Dohms: “The aim of the government is to have the private healthcare sector take care of 70 per cent of the healthcare services.To achieve this, 26 new hospital projects are to be completed by 2010.”

very good, very good.

no wonder, it is Dubai Holding project.

but i really like the concept.

Before I moved to Dubai, I had lasik surgery and went to a eye clinic in DHCC near the main gate for a followup... the facilities were AMAZING and everything brand new. It fell under the welcare hospital system.

Are there any freehold properties (offices or residential) being planned for DHCC?

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Wow, these are fantastic pictures. You've been posting loads of them, and all are great aswell. Thanks for posting some good never before seen shots aswell like the sunset szr skyline one.

finally some updates for this one, and it is progressing rapidly.

thanks for the pics, good to see some new shots.

i have seen a tv report about this some weeks ago but only a few shots...

Empower shortlists three for DHC job

Government-owned district cooling provider, Empower has short-listed three companies – Drake & Scull, TransGulf and Voltas – to construct a new district cooling plant in Healthcare City, Dubai.

“The plot area for the new district cooling plant is about 120 m by 40 m and is currently undergoing excavation and dewatering works,” sales and marketing director Samer Khoudeir told MEP Middle East.

“We will probably begin construction of the plant some time next month. We have short-listed three companies and will award the winner the contract sometime at the end of the month. We are in the final negotiations at the moment.”

Empower is a joint venture between DEWA and Dubai Technology and Media Free Zone (Tecom) that provides energy-efficiency services in Dubai and the region.

It is providing district cooling to the entire Jumeirah Beach Residences located on Sheikh Zayed Road and has won the contract to provide district cooling to Healthcare City.

Assalam alaykom everybody,

I am interested to learn about Harvard Medical School Dubai Center [HMSDC] fellowship program in Boston.
I read their bulletin regarding qualification to apply for their program.
As a physician in the US right now, I do qualify for the program except for the fees that are required from applicants...!!
the program does not offer any financial coverage for the clinical fellowships which make it sky-high expensive [about 150,000-200,000 $ annually]..
My point is that, here in the United states, doing fellowships is paid by the federal government because fellowship actually is a labor work. so, I wonder how this actually work....
I did talk to the contact person about this issue, and the answer was that coverage is available for UAE nationals...
I did not read any thing formal about this in their website... and wish my voice will reach some of the administrators in DHCC to allow certain applicants benefit from this program based on certain conditions... because such big project requires large number of candidate..
I love the UAE, spent most of my life in it, and would love to go back and serve the community that I love instead of staying here in the US.

Thanks for reading,

Y. Barbour, M.D

Six students from Sharjah Women's College (SWC) have been selected by the Harvard Medical School Dubai Centre (HMSDC), Institute for Postgraduate Education and Research, for a four week training and observership programme at the Centre's affiliated hospitals in Boston, United States.

Launched in June, the HMSDC observership programme allows students to earn elective credits for three selected courses offered by the college. It also provides students with a broad interdisciplinary approach to their studies while allowing intensive interaction with the Harvard medical faculty and students.

The students include Zulaikha Mohamed Abdulhameed and Fatima Ahmed Sultan, who are enrolled in the Medical Laboratory and Technology program in SWC. Both studied stem cell and bone marrow transplantation at the Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center.

Pursuing a degree in Health Information Management, Amina Mohamed Abdulla participated in the medical informatics program at Children's Hospital, with a focus on the use of electronic patient records.

Fatima Mohamed Abdulla, Fatima Asfandyar Al-Zaroni, and Nouf Khamis Al Ali, students of SWC's Health Education program, learned about innovations in patient and family education through observerships at Joslin Diabetes Center and Brigham and Women's Hospital.

Robert L. Thurer, MD, Chief Academic Officer of HMSDC said: 'These observerships will play a significant role in preparing Higher College of Technology graduates to take up positions in the UAE's health care system.

'While there has been much emphasis on the need for more well-trained physicians and nurses in the Gulf region, skilled professionals in the areas of patient and family education, medical informatics, and other health sciences are also an integral part of building a sustainable health care system.'

HMSDC also offers clinical and research fellowships, as well as specialty observerships, to selected health care professionals in the Gulf region.

Launched as a joint effort by Harvard Medical International (HMI) and Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC), HMSDC is part of Dubai Government's mission to develop DHCC into a center of excellence for health care delivery, medical education, and research.

The Sharjah Women's College (SWC) is allied to the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT), which was established in 1988 and comprises 12 campuses throughout the UAE.

Saturday, 7 October 2006
Healthcare City contract awarded
by Alison Luke

Trans Gulf Electro-Mechanical has won the contract to provide district cooling services to Dubai Healthcare City.

The firm will install district cooling plant with a capacity of around 25,000TR under a US $60 million (AED220 million) contract. Work began on site on 3 September and is scheduled to complete within 12 months.

The contract was awarded by government-owned district cooling provider Empower. Three firms were initially shortlisted for the scheme.

Trans Gulf’s scope of work under the contract includes the complete civil and MEP works including the construction of the district cooling plant building.

MEP works comprise the provision of all process plant for the generation and pumping of chilled water; all electrical works including high, medium and low voltage switchgear including transformers and generators; plus all plumbing, drainage and fire protection for the plant building. Chillers are being free issued by Empower.

MEP process consultant on the project is American firm Ellerbe Becket. Tebodin is the building services consultant.

The contract is the fourth major district cooling scheme Trans-Gulf has undertaken. It is currently installing the DCP3 scheme at Burj Dubai.

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this project is sliently successful in completion and in service...I went there to the eye hospital...v.good!

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This is a very important project for Dubai since it brings a lot of rich people. not saying i like them or prefer them.

Erm... I thought it would just bring a lot of sick ppl...

^^ Rich people get sick too.

why would it bring sick people

^^ because it is healthcare city. :doh:

oh

Jan 2, 2007 - by Brian McMorrow

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Dubai Healthcare City unveils second phase

ZARINA KHAN NEWS REPORTER

Dubai Healthcare City’s second phase of expansion was brought to life at the Arab Health 2007 Congress yesterday when a scale model of the 20 million square foot (six million square metre) centre was unveiled.
The second phase marks a new era for DHCC and is a departure from the 4.1 million square foot (1.2 million square metre) phase already complete near the Wafi City Mall in Dubai. Phase two focuses on the expanding global market for alternative medicine.

“Alternative medicine is the new trend. Consumers ask for it. What is scary is when people turn to alternative medication that is not regulated.

“We are working with the Dubai Department of Health and Medical Services to regulate alternative medicine,” explained Dr Muhadditha Al Hashimi, the new chief exec utive officer of DHCC, in an interview with Emirates Today.

While some medical professionals are still sceptical about the validity and safety of some alternative practices, the DHCC says it will work to ensure that it provides the most reliable and trusted brands and procedures in alternative medicine.

“As we are a free zone, we set our own regulations. At the minimum, it will be at the level required by the Dubai Government and we want to set the bar even higher. We have more standards for the practice of traditional medicine. With alternative medicine, there will always be concerns but if we provide it at DHCC we want to ensure that patients will be impressed and will trust the services,” Dr Al Hashimi explained.

The new phase will encompass three distinct areas: a residential complex where employees of DHCC will live as well as hotel and residential apartments to accommodate visiting patients; an expansion of the medical facilities of phase one; and lastly, an integrated medical centre that will combine conventional and alternative medicines.

A medical resort and spa has also been planned and Dr Al Hashimi was quick to point out that it would also provide exclusively medically beneficial treatments.

“The DHCC is specifically for people who want to live a healthier and longer life. Our medical spa and resort is not merely going to have just any spa treatments, the ones we use are going to be scientifically tested,” she said.

DHCC is being set up by the Dubai Government to create a regional centre of excellence for medical services, medical education, and life sciences research.

Internationally respected institutions specialising in the fields of healthcare delivery, education, services, and research and development have been invited to benefit from the opportunities offered by the free zone.

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Jan 2, 2007 - by Brian McMorrow

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impressive work there, look at the very cool 8-sided star roundabout. Raffles Dubai and Wafi City look nice in the distance. :)

Prince Charles and Camilla visited the aerea lately; a new British Clinique is to be builded there.

Any updates on DHCC?

Does anyone know how to apply for jobs in DHCC? The DHCC website only lists jobs in management and specifically asks that medical professionals NOT apply online.

Are any of the hospitals in DHCC up and running? I don't live in Dubai, so it's kinda hard to know what's going on and how to apply to a hospital in the region.

Any other docs or nurses out there who work in Dubai, your input would be greatly appreciated. Even any non-medical types' input would be appreciated if you know what's up with DHCC.


thanks,
HORNET

Medical tourism in UAE to generate Dh7b by 2010

By Mohammad Ezz Al Deen, Staff Reporter


Abu Dhabi: Medical tourism is expected to generate about Dh7 billion annually to the UAE by 2010, said a report last week.

A report issued by the information centre of Abu Dhabi Chamber of commerce and Industry (ADCCI) expected that the country's medical tourism to grow by 15 per cent annually, in line with the increase of tourists' demand on such tourism.

Riyad Khalil Matar, General Manager of the ADCCI's information centre, told Gulf News that the global revenues of the treatment tourism exceeded $56 billion last year.

"The UAE expects to receive more than 11.2 million tourists by 2010," he said.

"[For this purpose], we're developing the healthcare sector, building new communities, hotels and resorts to make the country a favourite destination for medical tourism," he added.

Matar said that establishing medical institutions such as the Dubai HealthCare City and Khalefa HealthCare City, and developing environmental resorts are a noticeable effort.

"The UAE government is spending over $2 billion every year on the medicine outside the country, adding to that the annual expenditure of the UAE nationals themselves on the medication," he added.

According to Matar, the UAE is aiming to attract about six million tourists from a worldwide's 600 million tourists with special needs.

"The treatment tourism needs a general strategy on the federal level, witch coordinate between the governmental and the private departments' efforts, and the tourist authorities, to support and develop the treatment tourist.

Visa rule

The ADCCI report recommends establishing new hi-tech hospitals, hotels and resorts chain with an international and specialist managements, building more institutions and medicine factories, beside organise more conferences and medical workshops and training courses.

The report also recommends easing issuing of the visit visas for the medical tourists, and encouraging investments in the treatment tourism sector for both local and international investors.

Fast facts: Industry poised to grow 15% annually

* Global revenues of the treatment tourism exceeded $56 billion last year.
* ADCCI expectes the country's medical tourism to grow by 15 per cent annually, in line with the increase of tourists' demand on such tourism.
* The UAE government is spending over $2 billion every year on the medicine outside the country, adding to that the annual expenditure of the UAE nationals themselves on the medication.
* UAE is aiming to attract about six million tourists from a worldwide's 600 million tourists with special needs.

Wow, it looks great the project, but i would like to see more pictures of it.

1/May/2007

DUBAI HEALTHCARE CITY (DHCC)

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nice areal view

31/May/2007

DUBAI HEALTHCARE CITY from Dubai Creek

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Very pretty pictures, Imre.

I wish there were a website where one could learn more about the hospitals in HCC and the kinds of professionals needed to staff them. I am told that Dubai is actively recruiting UK and US nationals to work in the health care sector, but it is very difficult to find any evidence of this.

Wow, I didn't realize how far they were with construction, lol just look at google maps, its all sand there:lol:

Google maps are 2-3 years old!!!

Cool pics Imre!

18/October/2007

DUBAI HEALTHCARE CITY

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Who is selling a small office room?

there were leasing the last time i checked...and it is for those in the health industry or related.

one of greatest project at dubai

there were leasing the last time i checked...and it is for those in the health industry or related.

Where I can find leasing rates?

Cosmetic academy at DHCC



The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Hospital (AACSH) announced the opening of its regional facility at the Dubai Healthcare City. AACSH will have an AACSH Educational Centre, providing surgical and non-surgical workshops. The hospital will comprise of an anti-aging unit and surgical units for cosmetic, reconstructive plastic, and hair restoration.


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Healthcare Projects 2007 discussed future of Middle East’s healthcare


Healthcare Projects 2007 hosted by MEED, the business intelligence and industry event specialist, gave a platform to the critical drivers in the future of the Middle East’s healthcare to come at the fore. According to Faisal bin Juma Belhoul, Vice Chairman, Belhoul Lifecare and Founder & Managing Partner, Ithmar Capital, a rise in diseases of affluence, rapidly changing regional demographics and increasing expectations of patients and care givers are the 3 key factors that will shape the future of the sector.

Belhoul said, “Governments, as a primary source of healthcare funding, will no longer be feasible or appropriate going forward; meaning that the role of the private sector becomes critical in driving forward the industry and reducing the outbound flow of ‘medical tourism’”.

In the design and delivery of cutting-edge healthcare projects, key issues under discussion and developed at the conference included architecture and environments that aid recovery times. Local Health Authorities also outlined their vision for world class healthcare services with a view to establish sustainable long term programmes with high quality standards and innovative systems.

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Wow this place is coming along way faster than expected, I hope it does well, I noticed that Raffles Dubai Hotel and club was in the background there, I didn't realize it was located here. Neat

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Dubai will invest Dh2.1b in city's first teaching hospital
By Shakir HusainStaff Reporter
Published: January 21, 2008, 23:08


Dubai: Dubai is investing Dh2.1 billion in the city's first teaching hospital that will open after three years and offer specialist treatments.

The University Hospital will function as the main tertiary care facility within Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) and is part of the Dh4-billion Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Academic Medical Centre.

DHCC, a healthcare sector free zone being developed by Dubai Holding unit Tatweer, is part of government efforts to develop medical facilities that will attract patients to Dubai from the wider region, which sees people spending huge sums each year on treatments abroad.

Work is under way on the 400-bed University Hospital that will open its doors to patients in 2011, officials told reporters yesterday.


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Ahmad Sharaf, senior vice-president of healthcare and energy businesses at Tatweer, said the hospital will boost "our mission to create an internationally recognised location of choice for quality healthcare."

The academic centre complex includes the Harvard Medical School Dubai Center (HMSDC), Dubai Harvard Foundation for Medical Research, Maktoum Harvard Library and Jumeirah Creekside Park Hotel.

DHCC chief executive officer Dr Muhadditha Al Hashemi told Gulf News that the hospital will employ around 2,000 staff when fully operational.

These will include 400 physicians and 1,000 nurses. Physicians at hospital will be granted academic appointments at HMSDC. "It will be the first teaching hospital in Dubai," Al Hashemi said.

Harvard Medical School is providing its expertise in setting up the facilities and will support teaching and training of doctors.

HMSDC chief academic officer Robert Thurer said the long-term aim is to ensure transfer of knowledge to local professionals and have the hospital staffed by people from the UAE and the wider region.

The hospital is expected to attract medical graduates looking for work and career training in the Gulf.

It will offer a range of diagnostic, therapeutic and experimental facilities, surgeries, imaging, clinical and surgical pathology, minimally invasive procedures, non-trauma emergency care and consultations.

Where I can find leasing rates?

so sorry..haven't checked this thread in months...

you have to go there and ask them personally
the guy who gave me the presentation was an emirati doctor and he showed me around...the receptionist was quite helpful :)

great news rexdmx ;)

why are all of the pictures I see of Dubai so cloudy?

THE WEATHER U/C ...with rain this month

why are all of the pictures I see of Dubai so cloudy?

That'll probably be the clouds. :shifty:

Wow, it's making fast progress if I look to the pictures :)

Dubai Holding breaks ground for Boston University Building

HE Mohammad Al Gergawi, Executive Chairman, Dubai Holding, has performed the ground-breaking ceremony of the new Boston University building as part of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Academic Medical Centre at Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC), a member of Tatweer real estate firm. The Boston University building is due for completion in 2011 and will offer a range of graduate and postgraduate programs in dentistry and allied health sciences.

HE Al Gergawi said, “As a world renowned academic institution, Boston University’s move to the emirate signals a crucial step forward for the healthcare and educational sectors in the region”.

The ceremony also attended by Joseph Mercurio, Executive VP, Boston University and Jeffrey Hutter, Interim Dean, Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston University. This is the first time in the history of Boston University that the world class academic institution has expanded beyond its geographical borders in the US.

Sweet, looks like everyone wants in on a piece of Dubai!

Sweet, looks like everyone wants in on a piece of Dubai!

:ohno:

why the head shaking?

hey, I've found a picture of Dubai Healthcare City 2, streets are ready.

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good find!

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University Hospital signed AED 2.1bn hospital construction

The University Hospital, the 400 bed hospital in Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Academic Medical Center in Dubai Healthcare City-a member of Tatweer- and an affiliated hospital of Harvard Medical School Dubai Center, signed on Saturday March 1 the AED 2.1bn hospital construction commencement agreement under the Project Partnering Contract.



The hospital is scheduled to open in February 2011. The Project Partnering Contract is the first of its kind in the United Arab Emirates where it integrates the duties and responsibilities of the entire Project Team under a single multiparty contract.

The signatories of the agreement from left to right are:

• Rowan Dickson, Area Manager, Confluence Project Management Pte Ltd;

• Neil Taylor, Director, Davis Langdon LLP;

• Rick Lincicome, CEO, Ellerbe Beckett;

• Ziad Baker, Manager, BK Gulf;

• Ahmad Sharaf, SVP Energy and Healthcare - Tatweer;

• Manaf Afyouni, COO, University Hospital;

• Norman Haste, COO, ANLOR;

• and Phillip Biggs, Manager, GHD.

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Multiforms to work on exterior of Dubai Healthcare City Hotel

26-Mar-2008

Firas Rifai, CEO, Multiforms

Multiforms, the architectural façade specialist in Dubai and associate company of Emaar Industries & Investments, has been awarded the contract to design, supply and install the external façade to the Dubai Healthcare City Hotel and Apartment Towers real estate development.

Firas Rifai, CEO, Multiforms, said, “The contract for the Dubai Healthcare City Hotel and Apartment Towers further strengthens our portfolio of prestigious projects in the UAE. Our state of the art in-house manufacturing facility along with the array of talented staff and workers in the company allows Multiforms to execute projects of this size and complexity with assurance and confidence”.

Multiforms’ scope of work includes the design, engineering, fabrication and installation of aluminum facades, unitized punched window systems, tension assembly skylights, space frame glazed skylights, and point fixed glazed canopies and automated retractable shading devices along with other related works in this real estate project.

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Medical tourism in UAE at Dh7bn by 2010

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The medical tourism industry, currently worth $56 billion worldwide, is projected to be worth $100 billion by 2012, according to latest figures.

Medical tourism, on the back of an increase in the number of such visitors, is also growing rapidly in the UAE and is expected to generate Dh7bn by 2010, says Abu Dhabi Chamber of commerce and Industry (ADCCI).

The industry in the UAE is expected to register a 15 per cent growth per annum and hopes to receive more than 11.2 million tourists by 2010.

To cater to this growing demand, the country is developing the healthcare sector, building new communities, hotels and resorts to make it a favourite destination for medical tourism. The Dubai HealthCare City and Khalefa HealthCare City are the most prominent projects in this field.

However, sources in the industry say medical tourism in the Middle East caters to the wealthy strata of society and Singapore and India remain much cheaper destinations. The Philippines is another growing market for this industry and many people from the UAE travel to the country for medical treatment. In 2007, 92,000 patients from the UAE visited Philippines, making the Gulf country one of its biggest markets for out-bound medical travel.

"Healthcare tourism has grown tremendously in the Philippines and is now the number two priority for the government," said Marjorie P Lopingco, President, Spa Association of the Philippines, a speaker at the Women's Healthcare seminar, an inaugural event at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre, which has been showcasing the healthcare travel industry and highlighting the benefits of travelling abroad for preventative and curative medical procedures.

"It's not just about curative medicine, but also preventative. We see proactive people who want to take care of their bodies and reward themselves at the same time," Lopingco said.

Also speaking at the seminars was a representative of The Department of Tourism from the Philippines, who revealed some of their more popular health and wellness tourism packages, such as the Tee-off to Wellness, which contains golf, luxury hotels and massages interwoven with a comprehensive medical check-up, including routine Urinalysis, chest x-rays and blood tests.

"The Philippines is growing in popularity as a medical tourist spot due to its natural beauty and resources. We have more than 100 species of wild plants that have therapeutic value and we are known for our hospitality and healing hands," continued Lopingco.

In response to this trend, IIR Middle East, the organisers of Women's Healthcare, has announced the launch of Healthcare Travel Congress and Exhibition, which will take place at Al Bustan Rotana Hotel from November 4 to 6, 2008.

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U.S news

Dubai Recruits American Medical Leaders
Harvard and the Mayo Clinic are among the big-name institutions locating in Healthcare City
By Kevin Whitelaw
Posted June 5, 2008

DUBAI—When citizens of the United Arab Emirates or its more prosperous expatriates need high-end medical care, most head overseas for treatment. "Enough people fly outside to fill a 130-bed hospital every day," says Manaf Afyouni, the chief operating officer for University Hospital, which is being built on an old downtown cricket ground as part of a larger development called Dubai Healthcare City. "We want to build the hospital of the future."
The plans for Dubai Healthcare City go significantly beyond simply building a new hospital. The idea is to build a city within a city—a free zone with its own custom-built set of regulations to license doctors and inspect clinics, as well as tight qualifications for who can open businesses or healthcare facilities. "We're creating a mini-Ministry of Health for Dubai with licensing and other functions," says Afyouni.

Perhaps Dubai's most important partner is Harvard Medical School, which is building an institution for post-graduate medical education and fellowships. "What people in the region can't get is good post-graduate education," says Robert Thurer, the chief academic officer for Harvard Medical School Dubai Center. "Now, many have to leave the country, but the opportunity is limited, and even more limited after September 11 with new visa restrictions." Harvard's school is scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2009.

Thurer is busy hiring physicians and researchers to staff the facility. "Dubai has the advantages of having a diverse population, being very open and accessible, so it's easy to bring people in," says Uzma Shah, a U.S.-educated pediatric gastroenterologist working as the director of research at Harvard's Dubai center. "There's the financing and the need. Now you just need the know-how and that's where we come in."

One major beneficiary of Harvard's center will likely be Arab women studying to become doctors. Zahra Saeed Baazwi is an Emirati who serves as the center's director of education. Like most Emirati physicians, she studied overseas—at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and in Britain. "Many medical students in the UAE are women, but due to family reasons or obligations, many are not available to travel abroad for their residency," she says. "We are not as mobile as our male counterparts."

She says that Harvard's program will help more Arab women complete their training. "I had to go abroad for every level of education," she says. "I'm hoping my children don't need to do that."

The 400-bed University Hospital, slated to open in 2011, will operate separately, but every doctor will have to be a member of Harvard's institute. "That puts academic quality into the hospital," says Thurer. "The only way to have sustainable quality healthcare is to have education and research associated with it."

Boston University has also set up shop in Dubai Healthcare City with a dental program, the Mayo Clinic opened an office to offer diagnostic care and noninvasive treatments, and other schools have been in negotiations with Dubai.

Dubai Healthcare City is owned by Tatweer, a colossal government-owned developer, which is also building Dubailand, a massive entertainment complex. As part of the development, Tatweer is erecting an 850-bed hotel and residential unit, four floors of which will be directly connected to University Hospital. Each floor will have a nursing station, and the hotel will be marketed as a destination for people in the region who need advanced medical care and their families.

"The aim is to serve the community as a primary market but the region as a secondary one," says Afyouni, who estimates that half of University Hospital's patients will ultimately fly in from nearby countries. "Our vision is an extension of Dubai's, which is to be a regional hub."

Are there any developments that are so sale in this Medical City?

Tons of buildings there are completed, this is quite nice actually.

One pharmacy next to the other, dreamland for melman.

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Wafi City and Dubai Healthcare City

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more pics here:

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awesome Imre, what a great place and what great buildings!

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Harvard medical facility at Healthcare City

Welcare City Hospital opens

United Arab Emirates: Sunday, October 19 - 2008 at 10:28
Welcare World Health Systems' City Hospital officially opens this week. Located in Dubai Healthcare City, it is a 210 bed hospital able to cope with a variety of care requirements.

http://www.ameinfo.com/171894.html

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Mohammed tours DHCC to review work on projects

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Sheikh Mohammed during his tour of DHCC. (MOHAMMED HISHAM)
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Wam on Sunday, December 21, 2008

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, yesterday toured the Dubai Healthcare City to have a first hand knowledge about the ongoing projects there.

The world-class healthcare facility in Dubai is a cluster of medical teaching institutions, private hospitals and clinics, pharmaceutical offices, research centres and rehabilitation homes. A number of projects of the Dh11 billion facility are either under construction or nearing completion.

Sheikh Mohammed was accompanied by Minister of Cabinet Affairs Mohammed Abdullah Al Gergawi and Saeed Al Muntafiq, Executive Chairman of the Tatweer, a subsidiary of Dubai Holding.

Sheikh Mohammed visited the site of the Mohamed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Academic Medical Centre (AMC), a Dh4bn project covering an area of two million sq km. The AMC will house a university hospital, Harvard Medical School Dubai Centre Institute for Postgraduate Education and Research, Al Maktoum Harvard Medical Library, Dubai Harvard Foundation for Medical Research and the Boston University Institute for Dental Research and Education Dubai.

At the heart of the AMC is the 400-bed teaching hospital, which will be committed to the advancement of healthcare and staffed by leading professionals, offering the latest clinical services, resources and technologies. The Mohamed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Academic Medical Centre is to open its doors by the beginning of 2010, according to sources. Sheikh Mohammed talked to the executives and officials at the project site and enquired them about the progress of work.

http://business24-7.ae/Articles/2008/12/Pages/12212008_38ab9a06808846a89697316182f72f9d.aspx

Quality healthcare in Dubai - looks like it will be a great AMC

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PHILIPPINES

No signs - Just follow the blue lights through the fog..., does anyone know the fees for the HealthCare Centre? Will they be on par with the others in the area?

No signs - Just follow the blue lights through the fog..., does anyone know the fees for the HealthCare Centre? Will they be on par with the others in the area?

How much are the fees elsewhere?:cheers:

i love to work in that place

Medical mall expands to Dubai

The Nation Published on July 27, 2009


Bangkok Mediplex, the operator of the country's first medical mall, has expanded into Dubai by investing Bt2 billion in developing a second.

The mall in Dubai is expected to be up and running in 2011.


Managing director Niwat Kittichaiwong said recently that Bangkok Mediplex's partner in Dubai was co-investor in the 22,000-square-metre mall.


Bangkok Mediplex holds 51 per cent. The total cost is around Bt4 billion. Construction will start in February.


"Our partner is relying on our experience by giving us responsibility for both construction and management," he said.


The mall in Dubai will focus mainly on selling medical equipment but also on offering medical care. The concept will be different from the medical mall in Thailand - near the Sukhumvit-Ekamai intersection - which focuses on medical care and holistic beauty services.


Dubai, which is one of the world's largest trading hubs, is a suitable place to focus on selling medical equipment, Niwat added.


He said the company and its partner believed all the space at the mall in Dubai would be occupied.


Even though the economic crisis has affected the economy of Dubai and some projects may be downsized, the company believes when the global economic woes subside Dubai is set for a quick recovery.


The mall in Thailand will have its grand opening next month, delayed from mid-year because its Singapore partner downsized its investment due to the recession. Niwat said the delay was inconsequential as all the space had been sold.

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The artist's perspective of the Dubai medical mall.

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The towers are pretty slow. Any idea about the completion date?

The global recession has negatively impacted transshipping, tourism and real estate in Dubai, three of its primary economic sectors. To counter skepticism about its future, Dubai has been touting the Dubai Health Care City (DHCC) whose Phase I is going to be completed in 2010 as the world’s new center of medical tourism and an emerging pillar of the Emirates’ economy.....

http://www.arabianbusiness.com/569065-rebranding-dubai-

Photos and 360 Degree Tour (http://www.ehl.ae/thecityhospital/pagecontent.aspx?pageid=148&groupid=20)of the City Hospital in DHCC

01/11/09
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29/November/2009

Dubai Healthcare City,Wafy City,Grand Hyatt

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^^ Cleveland clinic AD hospital ;)

Interesting...

Hopes pinned on new authority to revive health care city

Occupants blame red tape and high rents for facility's near-empty state

* By Mahmood Saberi, Senior Reporter
* Published: 00:00 May 9, 2011
* Gulf News

Dubai: Doctors and investors at the flagship of medical tourism in the emirate, Dubai Health Care City, hoped the newly established Heath Care Authority would be able to deliver what the previous two managements of the city failed to achieve.

They said the situation was highly critical and unless the new authority moved quickly to correct failures, the project as a whole would become deserted.

They said red tape, poor communication with clients and high rents were the three main issues working against the popularity of the city.

Speaking to Gulf News, doctors said the City has failed to attract new clinics and international brands have pulled out due to high costs.

Mounting vacancies

"The building where I am located is 80 per cent empty," said a doctor who did not wish to be named.

"There is at least a 30 per cent vacancy (across the health care city)," he added.

"This will be the third change in management," said another doctor, who said he has had to sustain huge losses over the years as the management made it difficult for him to get any work done.

The massive 4.1 million square foot health care city known by its acronym, DHCC, was constructed in 2000 to meet the demand for high-quality health care and attract big names to Dubai.

Last year, the prestigious US-based Mayo Clinic closed down its practice at the venue. It did not say why, but doctors said the reason was because the clinic in the DHCC failed to pull in patients.

"Insurers believe consultation fee is high here and are reluctant to offer medical cover. We are dying for patients," a doctor said, requesting anonymity.

Doctors and investors said clinics were also pulling out due to the high rents and maintenance fees. A psychologist said rents outside the DHCC were at least 50 per cent cheaper.

The pull-outs seem to have had a domino effect, as restaurants and pharmacies here have also downed their shutters, said the doctors.

The maintenance fee at the DHCC is Dh35 per square foot, while everywhere across the emirate it has gone down to around Dh20 per square foot, one investor said.

Lack of transparency

"There is lack of transparency, lack of trust and lack of communication," said a doctor, who added that the big killer of business here was the red tape.

"The procedures make us waste so much time," he added.

The economic downturn also had a part to play in the failure of the DHCC. A 400-bed University Hospital, which was to be the centrepiece of the City, has been put on hold.

Doctors and investors hoped the new Dubai Healthcare City Authority (DHCA) would put things back on track. A new law was issued last Wednesday by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai, establishing the DHCA.

Under its new mandate, it is authorised to attract a whole spectrum of complementary industries ranging from drug manufacturers and research laboratories to pharmacies.

Princess Haya Bint Al Hussain, wife of Shaikh Mohammad, has been appointed as president of the DHCA, which has full financial and administrative autonomy to achieve its objectives.

http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/health/hopes-pinned-on-new-authority-to-revive-health-care-city-1.805060

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^^ Hmmmmmmm...............

That made me google for images of Princess Haya. Quite pretty.

Princess Haya to steer revamp of Dubai Healthcare City
By Shane McGinley
Wednesday, 28 September 2011 12:49 PM

HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein is set to lead an overhaul of Dubai Healthcare City in a bid to attract fresh healthcare brands to the free zone and capture a slice of the lucrative medical tourism market.

Princess Haya, the wife of Dubai’s ruler, will oversee a restructuring aimed at shifting DHCC’s focus away from real estate and back to healthcare, her office said in an emailed statement.

The revamp will ensure “real estate would be a component that complements [DHCC’s] sustainability, but is never at the heart of its operation,” the statement said.

All existing projects in the development are under evaluation, and DHCC is in talks with a number of medical institutions to bring the project in line with its new focus, the statement said.

DHCC was launched in 2002, in a bid to stem the tide of local patients seeking medical care abroad. The city, which houses more than 90 clinical outlets, is a unit of Dubai Holding, a state-owned developer that this year held talks with lenders to restructure $10bn of debt.

The free zone, which features residential buildings and hotels, was badly hit by Dubai’s real estate crash which saw house prices tumble more than 60 percent from their mid-2008 peak.

More than half of developments in the city were scrapped or put on hold in the wake of the financial crisis, leaving construction firms scrabbling for cash as project finance dried up.

DHCC said last year its 400-bed University Hospital, the jewel in the crown of the $5.3bn healthcare city, now had no firm opening firm after construction slowed in the downturn.

The free zone has also struggled to retain clinics as the financial crisis squeezed smaller healthcare operators. US-based Mayo Clinic, one of DHCC’s most prestigious brands, last year shuttered its clinical practice.

In 2009, the city closed its outpatient care centre, Dubai Medical Suites (DMS), less than six months after its launch. The centre was intended to lure in foreign hospitals, which would offer visiting specialists and share the costs of funding the 20-clinic centre.

Medical services provider Gulf Healthcare International, which has headquarters in DHCC, said the city will need to attract high-profile brands if it is to capture part of the medical tourism market.

“It needs to have a few more marquee brands that are probably less under a brand licence but more under a proper JV so can you have local families partnering on a 50:50 basis with some of the world’s top healthcare operators,” said Mark Adams, CEO of GHI.

“The prize for DHCC would be to try and capture some of the $15bn of health tourism that leaves the region and it hasn’t captured that.”

DHCC had fallen short of its goal to become a healthcare hub, but the addition of a top oncology centre could help the city establish its brand, he said.

“I think it is fair to say the concept was brilliant but the execution less so,” said Adams.

“If you really had one of the best cancer organisations coming into Dubai Healthcare City… it would mean that if you lived in Saudi Arabia and you needed cancer care you wouldn’t be getting on a plane to the west you’d be coming to Dubai, which would be good for everybody.”

GHI said this month it plans to invest AED100m ($27m) in opening six branded clinics and acquiring 11 clinics aimed at lower-income patients.

http://www.arabianbusiness.com/princess-haya-steer-revamp-of-dubai-healthcare-city-422610.html

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