Hospital Build & Infrastructure Awards 2014 recognise Middle East healthcare pioneers
Dubai, UAE: The winners of the Hospital Build & Infrastructure Awards 2014 were announced this morning at the 6th Hospital Build & Infrastructure Middle East Exhibition & Congress. The annual Awards recognise leaders in the healthcare industry who have devoted their efforts to building hospitals that help improve healthcare services in the Middle East and raise the bar in providing world-class patient care. King Fahad Medical City in Saudi Arabia won the Best Technology Initiative Award.
The Hospital Build & Infrastructure Middle East Exhibition & Congress commenced today (2 June) at the Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre, and will continue on the 3-4 June 2014.
"We would like to congratulate this year's awards recipients for their tireless efforts in improving patient care in the region," says Simon Page, Managing Director, Informa Life Sciences Exhibitions. "The winning entrants come from the UAE, Qatar, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia, and were chosen from more than 100 nominees who have excelled in the region's hospital build and infrastructure sector."
As well as the King Fahad Medical City, the other winners for 2014 included HMC Skilled Nursing Facility, Qatar for Best Hospital Design Award; Al Amal Hospital, UAE for Best Hospital of the Future Award; HMC PET CT Center for Diagnosis & Research, Qatar for Best Physical Environment Award; Ruwais Hospital (ADNOC), UAE for Best Sustainable Hospital Project Award; HMC Skilled Nursing Facility, Qatar for Best Healing Environment Award; and Burjeel Hospital, UAE for Best Laboratory Design Award; and Clemenceau Medical Centre, Lebanon for Best Facilities Management Service Strategy Award.
Commenting on their win for King Fahad Medical City, Eng. Ayed Ben Awadh Al-Qahtani, Executive Director of Operation at King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, KSA, said, "At KFMC, we believe that success depends on hard work, persistence, and the integrated teamwork which is the source of our passion. We are committed to keep working hard in order to contribute towards elevating & enhancing the quality of our services, to respond to the needs of our patients faster, and to serve them better, confirming that King Fahad Medical City is a concept turned into reality, and a dream come true",
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About Hospital Build & Infrastructure Middle East
Hospital Build & Infrastructure Middle East Exhibition & Congress 2014 will bring together investors, commissioners, backers and managers of major healthcare building projects together with planning, design, building, operations, management and refurbishment suppliers. Running alongside the exhibition is a multi-disciplinary congress consisting of 10 leading conferences that will focus on delivering up-to-date information which will address all the disciplines involved with the hospital build process. The event also offers 15 free-to-attend seminars and three 'mega hospital project presentations'.
For more information about 2014 Hospital Build Awards, please call +971 (0)4 408 2813 or visit www.hospitalbuild-me.com
About Informa Life Sciences Exhibitions
For more information, please visit www.informalifesciences.com
About King Fahad Medical City
For more information, please visit www.kfmc.med.sa
For media enquiries please contact:
Weaam El Ataya
Public Relations and Social Media Executive
Informa Life Sciences Exhibitions
T: +971 4 408 2813
F: +971 4 336 4021
Weaam.elataya@informa.com
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