Burjeel Hospital Oman, one of Oman’s most modern medical facilities, opened in Al Khuwair, Muscat, this week.

The premier seven-star healthcare facility will offer specialised medical treatment and services to the local communities in line with top international standards and practices.

Burjeel Hospital is part of VPS Healthcare, an integrated healthcare provider with a network of hospitals, chain of medical centres, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and pharmacies across the Mena region.

The 74-bed hospital includes a total of 31 consultation rooms. The hospital’s pre and post-operative rooms, triage center, emergency room, labor and delivery suites, ICU, NICU, cath lab, MRI, CT Scan, laboratory, and pharmacy will be equipped to the highest clinical standards, the statement said.  The facility also has a large parking area with complimentary valet service.

The hospital houses centres of excellence and clinics such as obstetrics and gynaecology, pediatrics, orthopedics, ophthalmology, cardiology, rheumatology, gastroenterology, urology, psychiatry and neurology, dermatology and cosmetology, ENT, sleep medicine, endocrinology, internal medicine, family medicine, dentistry, general surgery, and plastic surgery, providing people access to state-of-the-art clinical facilities and excellent healthcare from a team of reputed international medical professionals.

Sultan Salim Said Al Habsi, secretary general, Supreme Council for Planning, Oman was the chief guest at the opnening ceremony on July 31. The event was attended by Dr Shamsheer Vayalil, founder and managing director of VPS Healthcare; Clyde H Eder, COO, VPS Healthcare; Clancey Po, CEO of Burjeel (Abu Dhabi & Oman); Christopher Evans, CEO, Burjeel Hospital, Al Khuwair, Muscat; Dr Nabil Debouni, medical director of Burjeel Hospital (Abu Dhabi & Oman), and Omani dignitaries.

Burjeel Hospital – Al Khuwair, Muscat, has all core medical, paramedical, and support services delivered by well-trained, accredited and skilled professionals.

The healthcare facility, which is part of the internationally recognised Burjeel Hospital headquartered in Abu Dhabi, UAE, includes clinical teams from recognised hospitals and universities from Europe, the US and other countries.  

“We are extremely honoured and excited to open Burjeel Hospital in Al Khuwair, Muscat. It is Burjeel’s first hospital in Muscat, and is poised to be a leading medical hub. We are committed to offering the best healthcare services to the growing community in what is one of the most established economies in the region. We are confident that the new hospital will be recognised as one of the leading health care facilities in Oman," said Dr Vayalil.

"This is also an important milestone for the brand, as we continue our expansion across the GCC,” he said.
 
Complementing the opening, the hospital has decided to perform 1,000 free mammograms for female patients in Muscat.

“With the increasing incidences of chronic lifestyle diseases across the sultanate, cancer has come out to be a major threat. In order to address the growing concern regarding cancer, especially breast cancer, we would like to raise public awareness about the disease. The hospital will be setting up a state-of-the-art mammogram machine and will offer 1,000 free mammograms.  At Burjeel Hospital Muscat, we have an excellent female centre to address all aspects of female health apart from our other specialties.” said Evans. - TradeArabia News Service