King’s College Hospital Dubai was established in October 2004 in Abu Dhabi to cater for the healthcare needs of the whole family with simple or complex medical problems.

KCH’s entry into the UAE is part of a partnership between UK-based Ashmore Group, Al Tayer Group, and KCH London. King’s brings its 175 years’ history as a teaching hospital into Dubai to help Dubai’s healthcare to develop even further.

Since its establishment by King’s College Hospital London (one of the largest and most respectable hospitals in the UK) KCH UAE has gone on to set up 3 more establishments in the UAE. The hospital consists of:

• The recently opened Dubai Medical Centres in Marina and Jumeirah,

• The Surgical and Medical Centre in Abu Dhabi, and

• The newly opened state-of-the-art 100-bed facility at Dubai Hills in Mohammed bin Rashid City.

The facilities provide the highest quality of healthcare similar to what is offered at King’s College Hospital London, a renowned hospital in the UK.

70% of clinicians at KCH, Dubai are from the UK or have had training in the UK such as at King’s College UK and its partner hospitals.

Patients are at the heart of everything done at King’s College Hospital Dubai, which operates on the following values;

• Patient experience

• Patient safety

• Clinical care

• Better clinical outcomes

• International best practice, benchmarks and governance

• Evidence based medicine

The hospital’s team of highly experienced nurses, midwives and healthcare professionals with many years of UK experience across a variety of Specialities makes it possible to implement a number of evidence-based programmes including a holistic approach to women-centred care and protocols for enhanced recovery after surgery, among other services.

KCH Dubai has a direct link to London, to offer second-opinions and seamless care, providing remote instant clinical pathways for international patient care.

Some of the specialities available at the hospital include Paediatrics, orthopaedic surgery, interventional cardiology, gastroenterology, Neurology, nephrology, among others.

The latest imaging technology like Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) which can detect breast cancer even in the earliest stages.

3D Mammography (tomosynthesis) which is an advanced x-ray technique that is used to screen for early signs of breast cancer in asymptomatic women. Through this technology, multiple images of the breast are taken and combined into a 3-D of the entire breast.

Cardiac CT, Cardiac MRI among other technologies used to understand, diagnose and treat heart conditions.

Video Assisted Anal Fistula Treatment.

Endoscopic Ultrasound and Endoscopic Treatment of Pilonidal Sinus which a latest minimally invasive video assisted technique.

Doppler scan: This ultrasound scan assesses the baby’s health, measuring blood flow in various parts of the body including the umbilical cord, placenta, brain and heart, as well as checking the baby has the oxygen needed through the placenta.

Endoscopy Sleeve Gastroplasty (ESG): It is a type of weight loss procedure similar to a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, that is done to reduce stomach size using an endoscopic suturing device without the need for surgery.

EOS imaging system which offers fast and painless orthopaedic imaging.

Laser therapy for Retinae and Glaucoma.