Dubai, United Arab Emirates, February 3, 2016

The Dubai Hospital achieved an average occupancy rate of 85 per cent in 2015, said a top health official.

Dr Abdulrehman Al Jassmi, CEO of Dubai Hospital said that the high utilization of the hospital highlights the confidence of patients in the hospital and its healthcare professionals. He highlighted that the hospital receives patients not only from the Emirate of Dubai but also from the Northern Emirates and abroad.

Al Jassmi highlighted that in 2015, the ICU occupancy was 100 per cent- this includes medical, surgical and coronary care unit.

The neonatal intensive care unit(NICU) capacity was 90 per cent; this was after the recent expansion of the NICU.

The hospital has 26 specialties and subspecialties. For certain specialized services such as pediatric surgery for congenital heart diseases, cancer treatment and cochlear implants, the hospital receives a number of cases from abroad.

Dubai Hospital has 449 beds for inpatients, 169 beds for day-care surgeries, 46 beds for dialysis, 57 beds for emergency and 8 main OT rooms and 4 minor OT rooms.

Al Jassmi said since 2007 until now, the hospital has always been accredited and reaccredited by Joint Commission International (JCI)

The hospital is recognized by the American Heart Association as a centre for basic and advanced life support.

The hospital is a registered centre for the MRCP exams and the cardiac team won the HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Scientific Medical Award last year.

The emergency department of the hospital implements an international triage system to prioritize patients.

In 2015, the emergency department received 133826, which is approximately 350 to 450 patients per day.

The hospital treated 30,694 inpatients and conducted 10,324 surgeries.

The hospital's outpatient clinics received 227738 patients, which exceeds 900 patients per day.

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About the Dubai Health Authority:
The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) was created, in June 2007, by Law 13 issued by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, Ruler of Dubai, with an expanded vision to include strategic oversight for the complete health sector in Dubai and enhance private sector engagement. His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Minister of Finance is the President of the DHA and His Excellency Humaid Mohammed Obaid Al Qatami is the Chairman of the Board and Director-General of the DHA.

The DHA's aim in Dubai is to provide an accessible, effective and integrated healthcare system, protect public health and improve the quality of life within the Emirate. This is a direct translation of the objectives of the Dubai Strategic Plan 2015 launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Keeping the strategic plan in mind, the DHA's mission is to ensure access to health services, maintain and improve the quality of these services, improve the health status of nationals, residents and visitors and oversee a dynamic, efficient and innovative health sector.

In addition to overseeing the health sector for the Emirate of Dubai, the DHA also focuses on providing services through DHA healthcare facilities including hospitals (Latifa, Dubai, Rashid and Hatta), specialty centres (e.g. the Dubai Diabetes Center) and DHA primary health centres spread throughout the Emirate of Dubai.

The main pillars of service delivery at DHA health facilities are quality, efficiency, patients and staff.  It is our aim to maintain and improve the quality and efficiency of DHA health services. An important aspect of the service delivery strategy is to focus on patients, their needs and satisfaction as well as attract, retain, nurture and support outstanding staff.

Prior to the establishment of the DHA, the Department of Health and Medical Services (DOHMS), which was established in 1973, was the functioning authority that almost exclusively focused on health service delivery.

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