Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC)
Main Category: HospitalFirst Address : PO Box 66566
City : Dubai
Country : United Arab Emirates
Phone: 971 4 3245555
Fax: 971 4 3249000
Website: www.dhcc.ae
ALL STORIES LIST
Monday, 15 June 2009
CEO Middle East meets Dr. Ayesha Mohammed Abdullah, senior vice president of Dubai Healthcare City.
read more »Saturday, 30 May 2009
Emirate will see shift to more sustainable sectors, away from real estate - DIFC governor.
read more »Saturday, 30 May 2009
Projects resume with cheaper materials after 2008 slowdown - conference organisers.
read more »Sunday, 25 January 2009
iCT Health will connect healthcare authorities with providers and insurance companies.
read more »Monday, 19 January 2009
Saudi Arabia alone is funding 83 healthcare construction projects costing a total of $6.6 billion.
read more »Wednesday, 7 January 2009
A comprehensive review of the nursing and midwifery workforce in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be one of the first pieces of work the new Nursing and Midwifery Council will undertake.
read more »Tuesday, 16 December 2008
Press reports of nurse salary disputes have painted a picture of a profession in turmoil
read more »Monday, 8 December 2008
VibroGym's first dedicated studio in the region aims to offer targeted training through technology.
read more »Sunday, 7 December 2008
In celebrating cover star The Monarch Dubai's Devon Graham's recent win as Fitness Instructor of the Year at the Hotelier Middle East Awards 2008, some important issues have come to light.
read more »Sunday, 23 November 2008
Insulin resistance is a condition in which your fat, muscle and liver cells have stopped responding to normal amounts of insulin.
read more »Sunday, 16 November 2008
If you could design your dream medical experience, no doubt you'd create the kind exemplified by Dubai Medical Suites.
read more »Thursday, 6 November 2008
Will Dubai's medical tourism sector ever match the more established markets of Singapore and India?
read more »Tuesday, 4 November 2008
Health tourism is still an unmapped market and capturing a slice of it may be tougher than the UAE thinks.
read more »Sunday, 26 October 2008
There is an enormous effort afoot to educate and help women protect themselves against breast cancer in the UAE. Meet the people pushing for greater awareness and find out what they advise.
read more »Thursday, 23 October 2008
Joint venture project opens as health chiefs target world class facilities in emirate.
read more »Monday, 6 October 2008
Opening day is looming for your new practice, but do you have the crew to run a tight ship? The third instalment of Starting a Practice looks at picking the best people to steer your business to success.
read more »Friday, 12 September 2008
Tatweer's announcement of a new US $1 billion wellness resort at Dubai Healthcare City has highlighted the wellness move currently underway in the global spa sector. But, is Dubai's spa industry ready to make the transition?
read more »Wednesday, 3 September 2008
Location takes centre stage in the second installment of Starting a Practice, as MED reviews the challenges of sourcing a site.
read more »Sunday, 24 August 2008
An increasing number of travellers are taking advantage of the low-cost healthcare available overseas.
read more »Monday, 18 August 2008
Following last month's look at business planning, Medical Times examines the fundamentals of building and staffing a clinic and discovers the art of constructive criticism.
read more »Monday, 11 August 2008
Open office design influenced by workforce mobility and desire for LEED certification.
read more »Tuesday, 5 August 2008
The Middle East's most prominent healthcare development, Dubai Healthcare City is edging closer to its completion date. Is the project in rude health, or starting to display worrying symptoms? MT reports.
read more »Tuesday, 5 August 2008
In a nation where personal number plates go for the price of a small hospital, a slight nip ‘n' tuck is barely blinked at.
read more »Friday, 1 August 2008
Soaring temperatures, humidity lead to tragedy as doctors kept busy in Dubai.
read more »Friday, 25 July 2008
Senior cardiologist concerned about the boom in local surgeries, warns patients.
read more »Wednesday, 16 July 2008
Grab your suitcase and your holiday money, because the dental tourism boom is about to begin - again.
read more »Tuesday, 15 July 2008
In the first of a four-part series looking at the trials and tribulations of setting up practice in the Middle East, Medical Times goes back to basics to discover how to create a business plan that can survive and succeed in a high-risk, high-reward market.
read more »Sunday, 13 July 2008
As the jewel in the crown of Dubai Healthcare City, University Hospital (UH) has promised high standards.
read more »Friday, 11 July 2008
Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) has appointed James Kingsbury as chief executive officer of its recently launched 400-bed University Hospital (UH).
read more »Thursday, 10 July 2008
Dubai ruler establishes powerful health body to improve standards of healthcare, services.
read more »Wednesday, 9 July 2008
Dubai Healthcare City's (DHCC's) University Hospital will include a Centre for Nursing Excellence, purportedly the first of its kind in the UAE. According to DHCC, it will follow international best practices and help enhance nursing standards in the region.
read more »Tuesday, 3 June 2008
Harvard University's decision to axe its international consultancy arm has created uncertainty.
read more »Tuesday, 13 May 2008
German Center for Neurology and Psychiatry (GNP) has opened its doors in Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC), with one of Germany's leading specialists heading up the centre.
read more »Friday, 18 April 2008
Dubai needs to increase maternity leave, establish paternity leave or provide for mothers in the workplace.
read more »Tuesday, 15 April 2008
Since his arrival in the UAE, Dr Elhami Nicolas has been a prominent figure in bringing postgraduate dentistry to the Gulf. He tells MED how he brought big name professors to Dubai; that the burgeoning insurance market is threatening standards and how, 17 years on, he still enjoys living the Dubai-life.
read more »Sunday, 9 March 2008
Between government restrictions and heart-stopping prices, medical advertising can be a minefield. Rachel Macdonald discovers the easy route to a bigger practice profile.
read more »Monday, 3 March 2008
The top executive of Cincinnati's University Hospital, Jim Kingsbury, has been head-hunted for the post of CEO of University Hospital, Dubai, according to sources in the United States.
read more »Thursday, 14 February 2008
The United Arab Emirates' healthcare industry is currently pricing itself out of the medical tourism market with high-end expansion plans, an industry expert has warned.
read more »Thursday, 14 February 2008
House calls are a new force in Dubai's healthcare sector.Which players are making the early moves?
read more »Wednesday, 13 February 2008
Dubai Healthcare City's (DHCC) Center for Healthcare Planning and Quality (CPQ) has given the strongest indication yet that it is taking a hand in regulatory policy across the United Arab Emirates.
read more »Tuesday, 12 February 2008
Trumpf crowned a strong showing at Arab Health with a royal visit from His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum.
read more »Saturday, 9 February 2008
Arab Health saw the unveiling of City Hospital, a US$100 million complex set to open in Dubai Healthcare City later this year.
read more »Wednesday, 6 February 2008
A leading stem cell scientist has revealed plans to bring the final stages of her clinical research to Dubai's fledgling biotech industry.
read more »Tuesday, 5 February 2008
Dubai Healthcare City's (DHCC) much anticipated tie-up with Boston University dental school is on track to open its doors by the end of February, its chief academic officer has confirmed.
read more »Tuesday, 29 January 2008
University Hospital will function as the main tertiary care facility within Dubai Healthcare City.
read more »Sunday, 27 January 2008
Aside from its 18-strong conferences programme, this month's Arab Health event will showcase the latest products and services from some of the healthcare industry's biggest names. These are the companies that should be on every visitor's check-list.
read more »Wednesday, 23 January 2008
The region's largest healthcare event is back - and it's bigger and better than before.
read more »Tuesday, 22 January 2008
Arab Health is back and this year's event promises more conferences, seminars and exhibitors than ever before. Here are some of the companies worth a visit between January 28 and 31.
read more »Wednesday, 2 January 2008
Setting up a clinic is often the biggest investment of a dentist's career, and the first step is sourcing the right location. MED takes a look at some of the key considerations for dentists looking to get started.
read more »Wednesday, 2 January 2008
The talking point of 2007 was how expensive life in Dubai had become. Will 2008 be the same? Our team of financial experts have the answers.
read more »Tuesday, 1 January 2008
The figures for the Middle East's leading healthcare event speak for themselves. Breaking all records for past years, the 2008 edition of Arab Health Exhibition will showcase more than 2200 exhibitors representing over 65 countries and is expected to attract more than 50,000 healthcare professionals from all over the world.
read more »Monday, 10 December 2007
Dubai Healthcare City has set up a Complementary & Alternative Medicine (CAM) Council, the first of its kind in the Middle East.
read more »Sunday, 18 November 2007
Preventative care was the focus of a recent CME event organised by Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) and the Harvard Medical School Dubai Centre (HMSDC) Institute for Postgraduate Education and Research.
read more »Wednesday, 31 October 2007
Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC)'s regulatory arm, the Centre for Health Care Planning and Quality (CPQ), has been granted permission to conduct Step 3 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) in Dubai.
read more »Sunday, 21 October 2007
Report finds sector among most dynamic of economy and predicts 14% growth over next five years.
read more »Monday, 8 October 2007
Arabian property peeks behind the doors of Dubai's newly-opened Moorfields Eye Hospital.
read more »Sunday, 7 October 2007
Poor laboratory communication shows in your treatment results. MED reveals top tips from technicians that can upgrade your restorations from good to great.
read more »Thursday, 4 October 2007
Dr.Tasnim Khan discusses the perks and pitfalls of switching to electronic medical records.
read more »Monday, 17 September 2007
With Boston University poised to establish the first post-graduate dental institute in the UAE, will regional dentists continue to specialise abroad? MED explores the lure of education closer to home.
read more »Sunday, 16 September 2007
The tie-up between Boston University's dental school and Dubai Healthcare City is not a quick answer to the GCC's dental shortage, the institute's associate dean has warned.
read more »Tuesday, 11 September 2007
Health tourism looks set to be one of the most fiercely contested medical markets, and ME is gearing up for battle.
read more »Tuesday, 4 September 2007
Services at Al-Baraha Hospital, Dubai, are set to be revamped under a new public-private partnership tasked with overhauling the facility.
read more »Sunday, 2 September 2007
The welcoming design of Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai is both serene and stylish.
read more »Tuesday, 28 August 2007
Trans Gulf Electro-Mechanical has signed contracts worth US$65 million for two Dubai-based healthcare projects.
read more »Tuesday, 28 August 2007
Boston University is setting up a dental research & educational institute in Dubai Healthcare City.
read more »Tuesday, 14 August 2007
Pediatric specialist Dr Alya Ahmad urges the region's physicians to take a stand on the supply chain of child obesity.
read more »Wednesday, 1 August 2007
Singapore is notching up record numbers of Arab patients, despite the region's investment in healthcare.
read more »Wednesday, 1 August 2007
Joanne Bladd looks at the corporate courtship going on between Dubai's various healthcare bodies.
read more »Tuesday, 31 July 2007
Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai (MEHD), the first overseas branch of the renowned UK-based Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, treated its first patients last month.
read more »Monday, 16 July 2007
The new offices of Al Mazaya Real Estate reflect the contemporary style the brand is keen to promote.
read more »Friday, 22 June 2007
Hong Kong-based consultant, P&T Architects and Engineers Ltd, has set up a new office in the Dubai Health Care Centre (DHCC) free zone.
read more »Thursday, 21 June 2007
Governments must dramatically increase spending on education for Arab youth, argues Rob Corder.
read more »Saturday, 16 June 2007
The race is on for Khalid Al Malik. Tamara Walid meets the Tatweer CEO to talk tourists, theme parks, and Tiger Woods.
read more »Saturday, 16 June 2007
Andrew White meets Tatweer chairman Saeed Al Muntafiq, the man with a plan for Dubai, and the whole of the Middle East.
read more »Sunday, 3 June 2007
When it comes to patient care, says Julia Rooney, nurses have a lot to offer. So why are Dubai’s hospitals and clinics failing to use them effectively?
read more »Saturday, 2 June 2007
Billions of dollars for the region's health system have developed state-of-the-art technologies and revitalised the sector.
read more »Thursday, 24 May 2007
The 2011 World Diabetes Congress will address the Middle East's mounting health crisis.
read more »Friday, 4 May 2007
Free zone authority says that enforcement of H&S regulations introduced last year has increased standards on site.
read more »Tuesday, 1 May 2007
Medical tourism is forecast to become an AED 7 billion industry for the UAE by 2010, a regional report has claimed.
read more »Tuesday, 1 May 2007
The head of one of the UAE's largest healthcare chains has announced plans to more than double the Group's facilities in the next five years.
read more »Tuesday, 1 May 2007
Why niche services could be just what the doctor ordered to relieve medical practice pressures.
read more »Tuesday, 1 May 2007
Dr Azad Moopen has built one of the largest healthcare groups in the UAE. He tells Medical Times why he believes the private sector is the future of healthcare in the Middle East.
read more »Monday, 30 April 2007
The CEO of DHCC explains to Edward Poultney why the group’s standards are what will set it apart from the competition and why a woman’s place is in the boardroom.
read more »Sunday, 1 April 2007
A new anti-obesity clinic has opened at Dubai Healthcare City. WeightCare Clinic will offer a treatment method that looks at the level of insulin in a person's blood stream.
read more »Sunday, 1 April 2007
Dr Sulaiman Al-Habib Medical Centre (HMC), one of KSA's major healthcare groups, is gearing up for a major programme of investment in the UAE.
read more »Sunday, 1 April 2007
Dubai's Department of Health and Medical Services (DoHMS) has moved to reassure private healthcare facilities, following an announcement that its licensing and specification unit will be relocating to Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC).
read more »Sunday, 1 April 2007
Dubai Healthcare City has responded cagily to rumours claiming the yet-to-be opened University Hospital has won permission to perform organ transplantation procedures.
read more »Wednesday, 28 March 2007
Dr Sulaiman Al-Habib Medical Centre (HMC) plans to open clinics, a day surgery centre and a hospital.
read more »Friday, 23 March 2007
The development of 'cities within a city' is taking place within Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
read more »Tuesday, 20 March 2007
Joint Commission International will help ensure hospitals operate to highest standards.
read more »Saturday, 3 March 2007
WorldCare Limited is to build the Middle East’s largest Wellness centre at Phase II of Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC), a member of Tatweer.
read more »Thursday, 1 March 2007
A renowned name in the Saudi Arabian healthcare sector is on its way to the UAE to deliver 'international healthcare standards' at competitive prices.
read more »Sunday, 11 February 2007
Healthcare technology suppliers have tied up a number of deals with hospitals across the region in recent weeks.
read more »Saturday, 3 February 2007
A private branch of the world-renowned Moorfields Eye Hospital will open in the Al Razi Medical Complex at phase one of Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) on April 1, 2007.
read more »Friday, 5 January 2007
Emaar Properties is to invest US $5 billion (AED18.35 billion) on the construction of hospitals, clinics and medical centres across the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia, over the next 10 years
read more »Saturday, 30 September 2006
Trans Gulf Electro-Mechanical wins 25,000TR district cooling contract for Dubai Healthcare City
read more »Saturday, 30 September 2006
District cooling is becoming a common feature of MEP contracts in the Gulf.
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