UAE- Zulekha Hospital in expansion mode

4/19/2016 11:48:55 PM

(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Zulekha Hospital is set to expand operations both in Dubai and Sharjah in the second half of 2016 says Taher Shams managing director.

The hospital will renovate its old facility in Sharjah with ground and an additional four floors. It will add 50 beds to its new facility of ground plus 12 floors. The hospital has also acquired additional space in Dubai bringing it to 300000sqf for an investment of Dh250 million.

"The group has strived to offer the best in terms of services to our customers. We are planning to start an excellence centre in our Dubai facility where we will conduct research in oncology diabetes and cardiology to name a few. We have moved from primary secondary to tertiary care" adds Shams.

The group is undertaking clinical research in diabetes and oncology in collaboration with the Dubai government and international pharmaceutical players. Zulekha Hospital is also in talks with the University of California San Francisco to do research in oncology.

The group is working on several initiatives locally and in India. It is actively pursuing medical tourism in the region and working towards providing world-class facilities which were earlier restricted to the developed world but can be now availed of in the UAE.

Recently the group opened Alexis hospital in the Indian state of Nagpur to serve central India by providing high quality medical care across various disciplines.

"The hospital has a team of renowned specialists and medical personnel supported by cutting-edge technology offering all-round care and comfort. The advanced technology combined with all-round expertise ensures the best in diagnostic curative as well as preventive aspects of healthcare" informs Shams.

The group is also working closely with insurance firm Nextcare which will have access to the hospital's real time data. This will help reduce the waiting period of receivables - which is now as long as 30 days to six months.

"By allowing Nextcare to access our real time data we are encouraging more transparency which is demanded more by patients doctors and insurance providers. We are taking lead in being more transparent and accountable" adds Shams.

A leading Indian firm Micropro is enabling this integration of systems. Says Sanjay Mokashi managing director Micropro Software Solutions: "Micropro has been into the hospital industry IT domain since 2003. Hospycare is a state-of-the-art flagship product apart from other customised software solutions. Recently we have launched the product on the latest technology architecture of Java and Oracle. The product is very stable user friendly and well accepted by the UAE clientele. We have bagged orders for new implementations as well as migration [from our old clients] orders of hospitals in the UAE and India."

Sandhya D'Mello Journalist. Period. My interests are Economics Finance and Information Technology. Prior to joining Khaleej Times I have worked with some leading publications in India including the Economic Times.

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