Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Hospital in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC) is a medical complex in Abu Dhabi. It serves as the flagship institution of Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA).[3]
| Sheikh Khalifa Medical City | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Karama Street, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Coordinates | 24°28′13″N 54°21′55″E |
| Organisation | |
| Type | District General |
| Services | |
| Yes | |
| Beds | 838 [1] |
| History | |
| Opened | 2000 [2] |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in United Arab Emirates |
SKMC consists of a 441-bed acute care hospital, 17 outpatient specialty clinics[4] and a blood bank,[5][6] with accreditation from Joint Commission International (JCI).[7][8][9] SKMC also manages a 125-bed psychiatric hospital (BSP)[4] and an urgent care center in Abu Dhabi.[10]
History
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City was created in 2005 as a result of the merger of all publicly-held healthcare organizations on Abu Dhabi island.[3][11] The merged entities were:
- Abu Dhabi Central Hospital – built in the late 1960s; it was the oldest hospital in Abu Dhabi and served as a 200-bed hospital until it was scaled down in 2003 to an emergency centre and an outpatient dialysis unit
- Abu Dhabi Psychiatric Hospital – a 163-bed facility
- Abu Dhabi Rehabilitation Center – an 88-bed facility that served mainly as a nursing home for the elderly and people with special needs
- Al Jazeera Hospital – built in the 1970s; it was a 300-bed acute care medical facility for expatriates who lived on Abu Dhabi Island only
- Preventive Medicine Clinic
- Primary Healthcare Clinics – nine clinics dispersed across the island
- Sheikh Khalifa Medical Center – commissioned in 2000; a 250-bed acute care medical facility serving UAE nationals only
The merged organisation adopted the name of itsnewest constituent institution and became known as “Sheikh Khalifa Medical Center”. [4]
SKMC was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) in a joint venture with ICME and Tilke. [12][13]
In 2007, SKMC came under the management of Cleveland Clinic.[14][3]
In 2008, SKMC's Surgical Pavilion, Medical Pavilion, and outpatient specialty clinics received accreditation from Joint Commission International.[7][8][9]
Clinical services
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City consists of a 441-bed Acute Care Hospital, 17 specialized outpatient clinics [4] and the Blood Bank, and is accredited by Joint Commission International (JCI).[8][9] Additionally, SKMC manages a 125-bed Behavioral Sciences Pavilion[4] and an urgent care center located within the city of Abu Dhabi.[10]
Departments of related medical specialties collaborate to offer patient-centered care.
Specialist care:
- Cardiac sciences institute
- Critical care
- Emergency medicine
- Medicine institute
- Pathology and laboratory medicine
- Pediatric institute
- Physical medicine and rehabilitation
- Radiology
- Surgery institute