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 State-owned Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA) and Mayo Clinic
said on Sunday they would operate Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, one
of the UAE's largest hospitals for patients with serious or complex
medical conditions.
"Investments like this are establishing Abu Dhabi as a global
destination for health care, in line with the Department of Health's
vision to bring the world's standards in healthcare to Abu Dhabi,"
said Abdulla Bin Mohamed Al Hamed, chairman of the Department of
Health in Abu Dhabi.
The deal with Mayo Clinic follows a similar arrangement in 2015 when
Abu Dhabi, through its Mubadala Investment Company, partnered with
U.S. medical center Cleveland Clinic to open a multispecialty
hospital.
Details of Mayo Clinic's shareholding or investment in the joint
venture were not disclosed.
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The agreement was signed by SEHA's chairman Salem Rashid Al Noaimi
and Mayo Clinic's president and chief executive Gianrico Farrugia, a
statement from SEHA said.
The multispecialty hospital will be staffed by 2,240 caregivers,
including more than 440 internationally trained physicians.
SEHA operates 12 hospitals with 2,644 beds, more than 60 ambulatory
care, family care and urgent care centers and two blood banks. Its
facilities accommodate 100,000 inpatients annually and conduct
41,000 surgeries, as well as treating more than 5 million
outpatients
(Reporting by Stanley Carvalho; Editing by David Clarke)
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