Dubai Healthcare City: A Visionary Healthcare and Wellness Destination
Welcome to Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC): the world’s first enabling healthcare and wellness free zone ecosystem right in the heart of the Middle East’s most progressive business and tourism destination. A visionary initiative of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, our City features one phase dedicated to healthcare and medical education, and a second focussed on wellness, against the calming backdrop of the historic Dubai Creek.
Vision and Mission of DHCC
VISION: To be an internationally recognised destination for quality healthcare and an integrated centre of excellence for clinical and wellness services, medical education, and research.
MISSION: We aim to deliver exceptional experiences to benefit society by enabling high quality integrated healthcare, education, and wellness through strategic partnerships.
Innovative Architecture: The Ring Island Dubai
The idea of designing Ring Island Dubai by Kalbod Design Studio is based on the approach and looking to the future and providing a multi-functional complex centered on medical services. The creative integration of a digital approach, sustainable architecture, geographic and social conditions of the region, as well as attention to the future needs of Dubai, are indicators that have been considered in all stages of ideation and design. The crescent shape of the site plan is a symbol of the architecture of Dubai’s region and the geometry of Burj al-Arab, as well as Muslim religious elements such as the lunar month.
Project Infrastructure and Layers
Access to this island will be underwater. Transportation systems like monorail and electric cars are planned, and different stations are designed to access every part of the island. You can see the whole project in 5 layers:
- The first layer is two levels underground and dedicated to cars, pedestrians, parking, and green spaces.
- For the next level, we have predicted futuristic transportation.
- Then, in the site plan, the buildings are located.
- The next layer is the suspended path with parametric and Islamic patterns in the residential zone (hotels).
- Finally, we have suspended sterile paths again with parametric and Islamic patterns among the medical towers.
Development Specifications
The development of the Dubai Healthcare Center features a central skyscraper and symmetrical arrangements of specialized towers. The following table summarizes the project's scale:
| Component | Specifications |
|---|---|
| Central Tower Area | 1,000,000 square meters |
| Base (Educational/Academic) | 670,000 square meters |
| Crescent (Research/Digital) | 330,000 square meters |
| Medical Towers | 14 towers |
| Hotels | 24 buildings |
Emirates Specialty Hospital
Emirates Specialty Hospital is located in Dubai Healthcare City. The 90-bed multi-specialty hospital offers an extensive array of services and a wide range of treatment options in every field of modern medicine. The hospital has 5 operating rooms, 5 labour and delivery rooms, 12 NICU beds, 5 ICU beds, a day-surgery unit, 30 outpatient clinics, 42 inpatient rooms and VIP suites, 2 full-fledged endoscopic suites and an emergency department.
Medical Specialties
Our medical programme is driven by reputed international faculty, clinicians and super-sub-specialists. The specialties available include:
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Care
- Oncology and Cancer Care Unit
- Orthopedic Surgery and Spine Surgery
- Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery
- Obstetrics and Maternity
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Sustainable Approach and Wellness Ecosystem
Along with all the design principles considered for Dubai Healthcare Center, we had a sustainable approach in all stages of design. The design of green spaces is considered not only in the site plan but also in all the levels of the buildings. The terraces and roofs covered with different plants, in addition to increasing the air quality, have given this island a green and shaded view at different times of the day, which due to the hot and humid climate of Dubai, is an important innovation in design. DHCC is an enabling ecosystem allowing more than 400 partners to sustain and grow their businesses while providing an ever-expanding range of patient-centric and evidence-based speciality care.