Thursday, 03 November 2016

Egyptian construction firm, Arab Contractors plans to inaugurate Kuwait’s Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Hospital project before the end of the year, its chairman Mohsen Salah said Tuesday.

Set to become the biggest hospital in the Middle East region and the sixth in the world, the project is at cost of 304 million Kuwaiti dinars ($1 billion) and being carried out in three phases.

The hospital is built at total space of 720,000 square metres, Salah added.

Entirely managed by Kuwaiti Ministry of Health, the Jaber Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah Hospital will be built on a surface of 270,000 square feet and will offer 1168 beds and provide a large range of medical services including diagnostic and treatment services, a trauma centre, a dental facility, in- and out-patient care services as well as VIP suites for visiting heads of state.

© Amwal Alghad 2016