Al Zahra Hospital

Al Zahra Hospital, Sharjah, is a private general hospital in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Al Zahra serves some 400,000 outpatients and 23,000 inpatients annually,[1] with a capacity of 137 beds.[2]

Facilities at the hospital include a 9-bed Intensive Care Unit and a 14-bed long term care and rehabilitation unit as well as seven operating theatres and a number of specialised units.[3]

History

Established in 1981, the hospital was one of the first and largest such facilities in the UAE. The building was originally intended to be a hotel and construction started in March 1975 but was re-purposed in 1978, with Mumbai-based architects Karani and Sanghoi Associates instructed by the building's owner to redevelop it into a hospital. The adjacent Concord Cinema was developed at the same time.[4]

The hospital was acquired in March 2017[5] by Abu Dhabi-based NMC Healthcare for $560 million from previous owner Gulf Medical Projects Company,[1] which continues to own and operate Al Zahra Hospital, Dubai.[6] Al Zahra Hospital, Sharjah, recorded 2015 revenues of $130.4 million, with a net income of $38.8 million. The hospital employs some 1,250 staff, including 170 doctors. It also offers facilities to visiting doctors.[7]

In May 2018, the hospital signed an MoU with the Sharjah Health Authority to offer 30% discounts to elderly Emirati citizens.[8] It also opened a cosmetic surgery facility that month, under the NMC-owned CosmeSurge brand.[9]

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References
  1. "NMC Health expands, buying Sharjah's Al Zahra Hospital". The National. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  2. "Al Zahra Hospital, Sharjah | NMC Healthcare". nmc.ae. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  3. "Al Zahra Hospital Sharjah announces expansion of key facilities during participation at Arab Health 2015 - AMEInfo". ameinfo.com. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  4. Reporter, Shafaat Shahbandari, Staff (2018-07-21). "Architect reconstructs his days in 70s Sharjah". GulfNews. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  5. "UPDATE ON PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF AL ZAHRA – Company Announcement - FT.com". markets.ft.com. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  6. Sharjah, B+,. "Gulf Medical Projects Company". www.gmpc.ae. Retrieved 2018-09-03.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  7. "Al Zahra Hospital, Sharjah | NMC Healthcare". nmc.ae. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  8. "Sharjah Health Authority signs MoU with Al Zahra Hospital Sharjah". wam. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  9. Report, Staff (2018-05-24). "Cosmetic surgery facility opened at Al Zahra Hospital". GulfNews. Retrieved 2018-09-03.

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