Dubai Healthcare City
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[[Image:Dubai Healthcare City on 1 May 2007 Pict 1.jpg|thumb|right|350px|DHCC as seen from the air on 1 May 2007]]
[[Image:Dubai Healthcare City on 1 May 2007 Pict 2.jpg|thumb|right|350px|DHCC as seen from the air on 1 May 2007]]
[[Image:Dubai Healthcare City on 1 May 2007 Pict 3.jpg|thumb|right|350px|DHCC as seen from the air on 1 May 2007]]
[[Image:Dubai Healthcare City from Dubai Creek on 31 May 2007.jpg|thumb|right|350px|DHCC as seen from [[Dubai Creek]] on 31 May 2007]]
The '''Dubai Healthcare City''' (DHCC) is one of the numerous specialised 'cities-within-a-city' in Dubai targeted at the healthcare and the pharmaceutical industries. Owned and developed by [[Dubai Holding]] under its subsidiary [[Tatweer]], this US $ 1.8 billion development consists of a collection of medical teaching institutions, private hospitals and clinics, pharmaceutical offices and research centres, and spas and rehabilitation centres. It also includes some residential villas, apartments, and 5-star hotels surrounding an artificial lake, and is designed to promote medical tourism.<br /><br />
DHCC is situated on the [[E 66|Oud Metha Road]] in Dubai, adjacent to the creek and in close proximity to Al Wasl Hospital, and Wafi City. It will have its own [[Dubai Metro]] station on the Green Line by early 2010.<br /><br />
Overall, there are 17 hospitals planned for DHCC with a total of 780 beds to be available by the end of 2008. By speciality categorization, hospitals proposed/under construction include:<br />
*Plastic Surgery Hospital I (25 beds)
*Plastic Surgery Hospital II (25 beds)
*Orthopaedic Hospital (20 beds)
*Urology Hospital (30 beds)
*General Hospital I - Cardiology
*General Hospital II - Obstetrics
*General Hospital III (150 beds)
*University Hospital (400 beds)
*Sports Medicine Hospital (100 beds)
*Rehabilitation Hospital (300 beds)
*Long-Term Care Facility (100 beds)
*Nursing Home (50 beds)
The teaching hospital and post-graduate medical training centre is affiliated with Harvard Medical School. The academic centre will have a Life Sciences research centre, a 300-seat auditorium, and the Al Maktoum Medical Library, which promises to have the most comprehensive medical reference collection in the country. Applicants for the post-graduate training programme are sent to Boston for the time being. The University Hospital is expected to be ready by the end of 2008. A nursing school will accommodate 200 students, offering basic and masters level training.<br /><br />
DHCC is currently partially functional, with a staff of 760+, including 130+ physicians. Phase I&II are under construction, and it is expected that it will be fully operational by 2010.<br /><br />
The following is a list of private hospitals/offices that have been announced so far at DHCC:
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*University Hospital
*Universitatsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
*Mayo Clinic Middle East
*Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center
*The City Hospital (Welcare, Varkey Group)
*The Creek Hospital Dubai (Welcare, Varkey Group)
*American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Hospital
*American University of Beirut Medical Centre
*Eleva Women's Hospital
*London Great Ormonde Street Hospital Dubai Office
*Moorfields Eye Hospital, London
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Pharmaceutical companies that have established offices/labs in DHCC:
*AstraZeneca
*Novo Nordisk
*Johnson & Johnson
*Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
==Maintaining quality and governance in DHCC==
Currently hospitals in Dubai are looking towards American-sourced [[international healthcare accreditation]] through the US-based [[JCI]].
In view of the very large number of British and Europeans living, working and buying property within Dubai, Dubai-based hospitals may in time look towards involving other accreditation schemes based elsewhere in the world, such as the ACHSI of Australia and the British [[Trent Accreditation Scheme]]. Already, many doctors in Dubai and the Middle East choose to advance their specialist training credentials through their taking the postgraduate examinations of the British Royal Colleges, such as the MRCP(UK) ([[Membership of the Royal College of Physicians]]), which is hosted in Dubai, or the MRCS ([[Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons]]).
==See also==
*[[List of hospitals in the United Arab Emirates]]
*[[Dubai Holding]]
*[[Dubai Internet City]]
*[[Dubai Media City]]
*[[Dubai Maritime City]]
*[[Dubai International Financial Centre]]
*[[Dubai World Central]]
*[[Dubai Studio City]]
*[[DubaiLand]]
*[[Dubai Silicon Oasis]]
*[[Dubai Marina]]
*[[International healthcare accreditation]]
==External links==
*[http://www.dhcc.ae Dubai Healthcare City] - Official website
*[http://www.dubaihealthnews.com/business_news_DHCC_id11222_03DEC06.htm Dubai Health & News] - Article
*[http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/site/imr-ri.nsf/fr/gr113865f.html strategis.ic.gc.ca] - Web Info
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