Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Six dialysis centers in the Al Dhafra region have been upgraded with the latest medical equipment and professionally trained medical staff. The centers currently follow the latest international medical and quality standards applied within Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), the UAE’s largest healthcare network.

There has been an increase in the number of dialysis cases, and existing centers have been expanded to accommodate more kidney failure patients. The services are now readily available in all cities within the Al Dhafra region.

The plans to develop and modernize the dialysis centers in the Al Dhafra region included opening a new center in the city of Liwa, which serves not only the residents and its neighboring areas but also visitors to Mureb Hill and those who attend the different Liwa festivals throughout the year. Additionally, the dialysis unit at Mirfa Hospital has also been modernized to ensure the highest level of service, meeting the goals set by SEHA. In total, six specialized kidney centers are now providing the highest level of excellence and efficiency to serve the residents of Madinat Zayed, Ghayathi, Sila, Mirfa, and the Delma and Liwa Islands.

Dr. Salah El-Din Khalil Issa, Specialist, said that 80 patients with chronic renal failure require repeated hemodialysis in the Al Dhafra region, in addition to visitors. He indicated that such critical cases and those of acute renal failure are treated at the intensive care unit in Madinat Zayed Hospital, equipped to provide a special type of hemodialysis suitable for such conditions. The dialysis center at Madinat Zayed Hospital is the only center in the Al Dhafra region equipped to treat acute and critical kidney cases and has the latest medical equipment to provide an outstanding level of care.

This has enabled patients to receive effective treatment coupled with continuous and thorough follow-up care by the qualified SEHA medical staff, selected with great care and in accordance with the highest international standards. This has ensured the safety of the patients and provided them with the best levels of service and medical care.

Dr. Salah Al-Din pointed out that the dialysis centers now have sufficient devices to serve more than double the existing number of cases and deal with various pathological cases. Al Dhafra Hospitals also have clinics specializing in kidney diseases and renal failure, that help in treating patients and preventing their chances of developing kidney failure. He further stressed that the dialysis centers in the Al Dhafra region are characterized by high efficiency of medical and therapeutic cadres and the availability of the latest equipment. Moreover, these centers were able to successfully monitor four different pregnancies for chronic dialysis patients - three of whom had a natural birth, which is a rare thing, and indicates the efficiency of the dialysis.

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About SEHA:

The Abu Dhabi Health Services Company PJSC–SEHA – is an independent, public joint stock company created to develop the curative activities of the public healthcare system in Abu Dhabi. The company owns and operates all the public hospitals and clinics of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

SEHA is a PureHealth asset, the UAE's largest integrated healthcare platform.

SEHA is committed to continuous improvement of customer care to recognized international standards and providing the community with world-class healthcare. SEHA operates 14 hospitals with over 3,000 beds, 70 ambulatory care, family care and urgent care centers and 3 blood banks. Its facilities accommodate 117,162 inpatients annually and conduct 43,262 surgeries, as well as treating more than five million outpatients.

SEHA is one of the largest integrated healthcare providers in the Middle East with more than 14,000 doctors, nurses, ancillary care, and administrative personnel. Learn more at www.seha.ae