Al Zahra Hospital

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Al Zahra Hospital Sharja
كوزميسرج - مستشفى الزهراء الشارقة
NMC Health
Al Zahra Hospital
Geography
LocationAl Zahra Street, Sharjah, GCC, United Arab Emirates
Coordinates 25°21′38″N55°23′39″E / 25.360573°N 55.394130°E / 25.360573; 55.394130
Organisation
Funding Private hospital
Type General
Services
Beds137
History
Opened1981
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Lists Hospitals in United Arab Emirates

Al Zahra Hospital, Sharjah, is a private general hospital in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Al Zahra serves some 400,000 outpatients and 23,000 inpatients annually, [1] with a capacity of 137 beds. [2]

Facilities at the hospital include a 9-bed Intensive Care Unit and a 14-bed long term care and rehabilitation unit as well as seven operating theatres and a number of specialised units. [3]

History

Established in 1981, the hospital was one of the first and largest such facilities in the UAE. The building was originally intended to be a hotel and construction started in March 1975 but was re-purposed in 1978, with Mumbai-based architects Karani and Sanghoi Associates instructed by the building's owner to redevelop it into a hospital. The adjacent Concord Cinema was developed at the same time. [4]

The hospital was acquired in March 2017 [5] by Abu Dhabi-based NMC Healthcare for $560 million from previous owner Gulf Medical Projects Company, [1] which continues to own and operate Al Zahra Hospital, Dubai. [6] Al Zahra Hospital, Sharjah, recorded 2015 revenues of $130.4 million, with a net income of $38.8 million. The hospital employs some 1,250 staff, including 170 doctors. It also offers facilities to visiting doctors. [7]

In May 2018, the hospital signed an MoU with the Sharjah Health Authority to offer 30% discounts to elderly Emirati citizens. [8] It also opened a cosmetic surgery facility that month, under the NMC-owned CosmeSurge brand. [9]

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