Two new multi-speciality hospitals are coming up in the capital to provide medical care and emergency services to more than 300,000 labourers.
Developed by the Lifeline Hospital Group, a leading healthcare provider in Abu Dhabi, and the International Contracting Company (ICC), the two hospitals are being built at the Workers Village coming up in the industrial cities of Mussafah and Al Raha, which is under construction.
The village in each area is designed to accommodate 160,000 labourers.
Speaking at a Press conference yesterday, Dr Shamsheer V.P., managing director of Lifeline Hospital Group, said the construction of the 80-bed Lifecare Al Raha Hospital was scheduled to be completed in July this year and the 100-bed Lifecare Mussafah Hospital was expected to be ready by February, 2009, he announced.
The hospitals were being built at a total investment of Dh180 million.
"There are many large-scale projects which are under way in the emirate. It is a must that the labourers are also provided with proper healthcare facilities in their neighbourhood. The Lifecare hospitals concept is aimed to provide best healthcare facilities for communities in their neighbourhood," said Dr Shamsheer.
About the medical care the new hospitals would provide, he said, the hospitals were second care facilities that would focus on emergency services, trauma centre and as well as treatment in different specialities like ENT, orthopaedic, rehabilitation, ophthalmology and psychological counselling. Source
Developed by the Lifeline Hospital Group, a leading healthcare provider in Abu Dhabi, and the International Contracting Company (ICC), the two hospitals are being built at the Workers Village coming up in the industrial cities of Mussafah and Al Raha, which is under construction.
The village in each area is designed to accommodate 160,000 labourers.
Speaking at a Press conference yesterday, Dr Shamsheer V.P., managing director of Lifeline Hospital Group, said the construction of the 80-bed Lifecare Al Raha Hospital was scheduled to be completed in July this year and the 100-bed Lifecare Mussafah Hospital was expected to be ready by February, 2009, he announced.
The hospitals were being built at a total investment of Dh180 million.
"There are many large-scale projects which are under way in the emirate. It is a must that the labourers are also provided with proper healthcare facilities in their neighbourhood. The Lifecare hospitals concept is aimed to provide best healthcare facilities for communities in their neighbourhood," said Dr Shamsheer.
About the medical care the new hospitals would provide, he said, the hospitals were second care facilities that would focus on emergency services, trauma centre and as well as treatment in different specialities like ENT, orthopaedic, rehabilitation, ophthalmology and psychological counselling. Source
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