Eric Legras … THEDOCTORFACTORY … Health & Wellness Strategic Marketing

(Dubai Health & News)

Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC), a member of Tatweer Dubai, has announced the opening of a patient-focused, state-of-the-art medical facility, Dubai Medical Suites (DMS), which will serve as a new ambulatory care center at DHCC.

The announcement was made at a press conference held during Arab Health 2009. The new ambulatory care center will enhance healthcare delivery by improving patient flow, reducing recovery times and maximizing comfort for the growing patient population at DHCC.

Located in the Al Razi Building at DHCC, DMS features 20 fully-equipped clinics and examination rooms, six diagnostic rooms, four state-of-the-art operating theatres, four induction and 12 recovery beds as well as an ICU bed for emergency cases.

Dr. Ayesha Abdullah, Senior Vice President of DHCC, said: «The demand for ambulatory care is a growing global phenomena, as a result of the declining ratio of physicians to patients, particularly in the Middle East. In response to this growing demand, Dubai Medical Suites (DMS) has been established as the first operational centre within Dubai Healthcare City for the provision of ambulatory care, with a focus on minimizing pain and a priority towards patient’s needs.

«DMS contributes to further realizing DHCC’s vision of becoming the internationally recognized location of choice for quality healthcare. DMS aims to deliver high-quality, patient-centered ambulatory medical services by attracting world-renowned specialists to Dubai».

Specialties currently covered by DMS include Anesthesiology, Cardio-Respiratory Sleep Disorders, Endocrinology & Diabetes, Ear Nose & Throat, Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Nutrition, Pain Medicine, Pediatrics & Pediatric Gastroenterology and Radiology.

Adil Ameer, Vice President of Clinical Operations at DHCC said: «Building 21st century medical centers to serve future generations has been a major priority for us. Experienced healthcare professionals, providing unique services in cutting-edge facilities, bring critical value to our patient population, maximizing quality healthcare delivery in an environment of comfort that all patients deserve.»

The mission of DMS is to provide the highest standard of specialty medical and surgical ambulatory care, with minimum pain, available through a multi-disciplinary team of locally and internationally renowned professionals, positioning DMS as a model for excellence in ambulatory healthcare delivery.

Both the out-patient clinics and operating theatres of DMS have been licensed by the Centre for Healthcare Planning and Quality (CPQ). In addition to the CPQ license of the ambulatory center, all medical staff at DMS have obtained individual CPQ professional licenses. These accreditations aim to create a culture of quality and raise the standard for patient care and safety in the Middle East.