DUBAI Silicon Oasis (DSO), an integrated free zone technology park in Dubai, is planning to host a hospital and medical university project in a bid to contribute to academic advancement and support the local healthcare industry.

To be developed by Saudi Arabia’s premier healthcare concept Dr Soliman Fakeeh Hospital (DSFH), the project will be developed in two phases at a cost of Dh1 billion ($272 million) across an area of 150,000 sq m. The hospital is expected to be completed by mid-2017, followed by the medical college in 2019.

The DSO-based hospital will deliver world-class medical services with the new 300-bed teaching hospital. The university hospital will focus on family healthcare and patient-centred services, targeting the growing community of residents in DSO as well as neighbouring areas. Equipped to offer secondary and tertiary medical services supported by comprehensive diagnostic centres, the hospital will primarily focus on family and patient-centered services, catering to 700,000 patients per year, with an estimated 40,000 admissions and 20,000 surgical operations.

The proposed hospital will also function as a full-service medical institution, featuring centres of excellence in medical and surgical sub-specialties; mother and child health; cardiology and spine surgery; plastic and cosmetic laser surgery, as well as obesity management.