Sheikh Khalifa Medical City

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Geography
Location	Karama Street, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Coordinates	24°28′13″N54°21′55″E / 24.47028°N 54.36528°E / 24.47028; 54.36528
Organisation
Type	District General
Services
Emergency department	Yes
Beds	711
History
Opened	2000
Links
Website	www.skmc.ae
Lists	Hospitals in United Arab Emirates

Outpatient Department at SKMC – July, 2000

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC), is a medical complex in Abu Dhabi. It serves as the flagship institution for Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA).

SKMC consists of a 586-bed acute care hospital, 14 outpatient specialty clinics and a blood bank, all accredited by Joint Commission International (JCI). SKMC also manages a 125-bed psychiatric hospital (BSP), and an urgent care center in Abu Dhabi. Peter Mankowski is SMKC’s chief executive officer. ^[1]

History

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City was created in 2005 as a result of the merger of all publicly held healthcare organizations in Abu Dhabi island. The merged entities were:

• Abu Dhabi Central Hospital – built in the late 1960s and the oldest hospital in Abu Dhabi, it 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 was serving mainly as a nursing home for the elderly and people with special needs
• Al Jazeera Hospital – built in the 1970s, a 300-bed acute care medical facility which was open 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, it is a 250-bed acute care medical facility which was open only for UAE nationals

The new healthcare conglomerate adopted the brand of the newest facility, “Sheikh Khalifa Medical Center”.

In 2007, SKMC came under the management of Cleveland Clinic. ^[2]

Clinical service

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City consists of a 568-bed Acute Care Hospital, 14 specialized outpatient clinics and the Blood Bank, and is accredited by Joint Commission International (JCI). Additionally, SKMC manages a 125-bed Behavioral Sciences Pavilion and an urgent care center located within the city of Abu Dhabi.

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

References

1. "CEO Greetings – SKMCA" . Retrieved 2023-10-28.
2. Peter Zicari, cleveland com (June 4, 2007). "Clinic to take over Abu Dhabi facilities". cleveland.