The Dubai Health Authority (DHC) has announced the start of the design and establishment of the Center for Excellence in Cardiology, which the Authority intends to complete at the Rashid Hospital campus through a public-private partnership model in line with Law No. 22 of 2015 to provide comprehensive preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic services to meet the needs of patients. And respond to the growing population growth in the emirate.
Dr. Younis Kazim, Executive Director of Dubai Health Care Corporation, said: "The center will be a major step forward in the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease through the provision of comprehensive services in line with the latest international standards in this field. Patients to ensure the flexibility of providing service to needy patients. He explained that the Center of Excellence for Cardiology will be established as a specialized hospital with a capacity of 110-120 beds to cover emergency heart diseases, as well as other services for cardiovascular diseases such as outpatient clinics.
"The Authority is looking forward to finding the best partner from the private sector to implement this pioneering project, according to a set of conditions and criteria that contribute to achieving the objectives of the center to be a single station providing a series of comprehensive and integrated health care services that comply with existing global best practices , Focusing on early detection and diagnosis of heart disease. The center should be a link between the physicians working in the center and other doctors working in the leading educational institutions in the world, focusing on continuous education for doctors and providing training opportunities. To develop opportunities in the Emirate of Dubai, to provide opportunities for research and innovation, and to provide flexible solutions that support remote patient monitoring and support the DHA's strategic goal of making Dubai a global healthcare destination by implementing an effective and integrated health system that delivers quality and value added.
"The adoption of the public-private partnership model will effectively contribute to providing a link between the center's physicians and educational institutions, ensuring the provision of innovative services according to the latest international standards, and contributing to the continuous development and training of physicians and updating them," said Dr. Fahad Omar Basalib, Executive Director of Rashid Hospital. In this area.
Dr. Ibtisam Al Bastaki, Director of Investment and Private Sector Partnership, stressed the importance of the project, which will contribute to the distribution of risks between the public and private sectors and reduce the operational costs of the assets, pointing out that the Center of Excellence for Cardiology will be established strategically at Rashid Medical Complex. Easily accessible from Rashid Hospital and Injury & Emergency Center.
She explained that the private sector will be a partner to the Authority and will be responsible for designing, building, financing, maintaining and operating the Center of Excellence for Cardiology for 25 years, as well as managing services, monitoring operations, maintaining medical equipment and overseeing medical operations.