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Construction work has commenced in the Trauma and Emergency Centre of Dubai’s Rashid Hospital, which will be expanded by up to 160 beds at a cost of $43.8 million.
Pre-engineered units will be utilised in the expansion so as to ensure the Centre continues to function despite ongoing expansion works.
“After detailed consultation with specialists from the Trauma Centre and the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) engineering department, we finalised the design of the expansion, keeping in mind all the requirements needed for a hospital with a high volume of patients,” said Engineer Essa Al Maidoor, director-general of the DHA.
“The Trauma Centre caters to the most critical cases in the emirate and therefore designing the expansion in a manner that is convenient to doctors and helps enhance patient care was of pivotal importance. Now, we have begun the construction using the pre-engineering concept and the project will be completed in one year,” he added.
The expansion process is being undertaken due to the expected growth of population in Dubai, Al Maidoor added.
Al Maidoor said the expansion plan was undertaken keeping the mind the growth of the population in Dubai. It is the first phase of the $816.7 million –worth master-plan announced for Rashid Hospital by the DHA in May 2013, said a report by Zawya.
Construction work on the other parts of the master-plan will begin after the completion of the Trauma Centre’s expansion. The main hospital will be rebuilt to have three towers, each of which will be seven-stories and hold a capacity of 300 beds.
The master-plan also includes six new specialised health centres; a four- and five-star hotel; villas and flats for staff accommodation; a mosque; a lake-way and landscaping; and open spaces for children and families.