Message from the Executive Team

Dear colleagues and business partners,

At the launch of Phase 2 on March 25, 2015, we stood humbled. Humbled to be able to witness – live, the building of credibility and the display of teamwork.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, officially launched Phase 2, unveiling our plans that will complete the continuum of care Dubai Healthcare City offers.

The word teamwork is used ever so frequently but few places does it assume such an inspiring form than at events of such scale.

Scale isn’t only about size. The launch event was significant, momentous and notable.

The Phase 2 expansion of DHCC, occupying 22 million square feet, will be an integral part of Dubai’s health for its residents and its economy. In the years to come, people – of all age groups – living in the country and visitors will be able to reap the benefits of unique water-facing rehabilitation and wellness concepts covering 3.3 million square feet. Our expansion will boost wellness and medical tourism.

Teamwork. Without this integral driving force, we couldn’t have delivered what we did or what we will.

News

Community News

		Medical tourism success: Saudi child, 6, with autism shows remarkable progress For a child who refused to speak or have eye contact with anyone from the age of two years, today Hussain Mohammed Al Sultan, a six-year-old Saudi national, can maintain eye contact and display numerical, spatial and verbal skills of children his age. The remarkable progress is due to three years of specialized therapy at the DHCC-based Stepping Stones Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders. Read more

		American Spine Center expands to cater to increase in spine conditions American Spine Center officially inaugurated its new unit in March to cater to the increasing demand in spine-related conditions in the UAE. After barely four years of operation at Dubai Healthcare City, the Center, recognized as pioneers for treating back pain without surgery, highlighted the rise in spine related and chronic pain conditions. Since its establishment in the free zone, the Center has received nearly 5,000 patients. Last year alone, the Center witnessed 89 per cent increase in the number of patients. Read more

		1st networking event of 2015 highlights social branding Dubai Healthcare City held the first networking event for business partners under the theme ‘Social Branding & Talent Acquisition with LinkedIn’. Held at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Academic Medical Center, the event brought together close to 40 attendees from 32 DHCC-based facilities. The speakers provided valuable insights in branding and marketing as well as advice on developing a digital brand and engaging with the audience.

		64 business partners celebrated anniversaries with DHCC team in Q1 As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen ties between Dubai Healthcare City and its business partners, the DHCC’s Partner Development Department team has been celebrating anniversaries of business partners since January 2015. In Q1, 64 business partners’ anniversaries were celebrated. View the photos here

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German Neuroscience Center partnered with Germany’s Vivantes Hospital Group, the country's largest state-owned healthcare group based in Berlin, giving patients at German Neuroscience Center access to some of the world's leading neurologists. Read more

DHCC News

		DHCC’s Phase 2 launched His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, officially launched Dubai Healthcare City’s Phase 2 at the Dubai World Trade Center on March 25, 2015. The project, which spreads over 22 million square feet, is located at Jadaf Dubai parallel to Al Garhoud Bridge. The event was attended by officials, delegates and senior members. Read more

		New Identity: Hamdan Bin Mohammed College of Dental Medicine The new identity of the Hamdan Bin Mohammed College of Dental Medicine (HBMCDM), formerly the Dubai College of Dental Medicine was announced in February. The college is under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai. The Hamdan Bin Mohammed College of Dental Medicine is the first college established under Dubai Healthcare City’s first medical university, the Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBR-UMHS). Read more

		Patient safety and care top agenda at 2nd UAE Clinical Simulation Conference Under the patronage of the Chairperson of Dubai Healthcare City Authority HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, wife of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Dubai Healthcare City held its 2nd UAE Clinical Simulation Conference (CSC) from 24-26 February, advancing the global dialogue on simulation-based medical education. Themed ‘Simulation: Heart of Patient Safety’, the conference was in collaboration with the 1st MENA SESAM (Society in Europe for Simulation Applied to Medicine) Conference. More than 250 participants from 23 countries attended. Read more

DHCC launches radio campaign on Pearl 102 FM Dubai Healthcare City rolled out a three-month radio campaign on Pearl 102 FM, the first radio station in the Middle East devoted to children and parents, broadcasted in English. The campaign is a destination promotion with general health tips and health talk shows with a few of DHCC’s clinical business partners as guests. To view the schedule click here

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Al Maktoum Library has new resources for 2015 including EBSCO Databases, Arab World Research and SportDiscus; Clinical Key now has over 1,000 Ebooks and more than 900 Journals (full text); and trials are available on Oxford Medicine Online and Medicines Complete. For more info, visit www.amml.ac.ae.

Delegations: University of San Francisco; Toscana Promozione, the Economic Promotion Agency of Tuscany; Northern Ireland Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment; and Flemish Healthcare.

Welcoming New Partners

MANTRA SLIM ‘N’ SHAPE: a modern non-invasive slimming and shaping unit that focuses on weight loss, body shaping, toning and physiotherapy.

PACIFIC REPRODUCTIVE CENTER: a fertility center that offers high levels of innovation, ethics and comprehensive care to its patients.

PIDDDS 3D LIVING: a Personal Integrated Dynamics, Diet and Determination Solution, a combination of physiological health through body posture and movement, eating habits and mental wellbeing.

MR. SUB: the upscale concept fits a niche between fast food and casual dining, offering the customer the best benefits of both segments.

JUGO JUICE: best known as the innovator behind the ‘smoothie evolution’, the company offers the only smoothie in the industry with over 5+ servings of real fruit and absolutely no sorbet or other unnatural fillers.

DIGESTIVE HEALTH & ENDOSCOPY CONSULTANTS: is dedicated for comprehensive diagnosis and management of digestive and liver diseases, including an on-site endoscopy suite.

DR. SULAIMAN AL HABIB MEDICAL CENTER: an inpatient center.

SWISS INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL DUBAI: offers bilingual IB curriculum focusing on both academic excellence and personal growth through three sections: French/English, German/English and English with a foreign language.