Sharjah24: Sheikh Salem bin Abdulrahman Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Sharjah Ruler's Office witnessed on Sunday morning the ceremony of renaming Al Zahra Hospital into NMC Royal Hospital Sharjah, which is one of the leading hospitals in medical care since its inception in 1981.
During the ceremony, Sheikh Salem bin Abdulrahman Al Qasimi listened to a number of speeches delivered by the administrators of NMC Royal Hospital Sharjah about the hospital’s plans to continue providing the best health services and developing plans for continuous development in all clinics, departments and facilities.
NMC Royal Sharjah Hospital includes 153 beds, and is the first and largest private public hospital in the United Arab Emirates. The renaming reflects a new era of investment and modernisation for the hospital, which began in March 2017, under the management of NMC Healthcare.
Each year, the hospital provides health care to more than half a million people, including intensive care, cosmetics and long-term rehabilitation, with more than 170 doctors working in 32 specialties, and is the first hospital in the region to establish a nuclear medicine department, with a specialised unit equipped with state-of-the-art facilities for early detection and effective treatment of breast cancer.
Sheikh Salem bin Abdulrahman Al Qasimi unveiled the curtain to announce the new name of the hospital, congratulating the hospital management and wishing them every success.
Commenting on this, Michael Davis, CEO of NMC Healthcare has highlighted the positive impact of the hospital over the past 40 years on the health sector, stressing that the hospital consistently provide world-class healthcare to patients. He added that the hospital has more consultants than any other medical institution in the country.
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