Special Features
Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC)
DHCC is the world’s first healthcare free zone. Entities within DHCC can benefit from the free zone benefits. Please refer to the DHCC by-laws for further information.Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) represents an opportunity to leverage Dubai’s successful growth and development along with the region’s professional capital—and the experience of its partners in medical education, health care systems development, and strategic planning—to create a location of choice for high-quality and innovative health care management, education, and research, enriched by international health care providers yet unhindered by legacy systems and practices.
DHCC has invited internationally respected institutions in health care delivery, education, services, and research and development to collocate on the site to take advantage of the synergies brought about by physical proximity, interconnectivity, and professional collaboration. Medical centers in Great Britain , Germany , and the United States have expressed interest in participating in DHCC, with particular interest directed to the academic medical center component. The DHCC tenants will have to meet international building standards and quality standards, including accreditation within 36 months of start-up, and will face probation and then suspension of license if accreditation is not forthcoming. The licensing and quality management processes and decision-making have been delegated by DHCC to autonomous boards with international representation.
The total site comprises of two phases, including disease treatment, prevention and wellness facilities. The first phase, located behind Wafi City, Dubai, is approximately 4.1 million square feet in size. The second phase, dedicated to wellness facilities, will be announced soon. DHCC’s services and facilities will be available to the UAE, the whole of the Middle East, and surrounding regions. Under the auspices of the Center of Excellence for Planning and Quality (CPQ), Harvard Medical International and DHCC will oversee a quality assurance system that will guide continuous improvement throughout the entire site.
Mission
DHCC’s mission is built around five major objectives:
- Ensure that quality health care is accessible to the people of the UAE, the Gulf States, and the surrounding region.
- Develop leadership in medical education.
- Develop a system to support research and development in the life sciences and health care.
- Create an environment that supports both high-quality health care delivery and the well-being of families.
- To establish an economically viable and sustainable integrated health community based on a comprehensive partnership of the private and public sector.
An announcement of the organizations that will be involved in forming the academic medical center is expected in 2004. The academic medical center will be a focal point of Dubai Healthcare City. In addition to providing patient care, this hospital will serve as a key site for teaching and postgraduate training, clinical education, and quality assurance. The center is expected to drive collaborations between the health care providers collocating within DHCC and to attract regional patient referrals to DHCC.
Medical Cluster
One of the main elements in the Medical Cluster is the day clinics. Physicians can benefit from the free zone benefits at DHCC. The existence of the Day Clinics will ensure an immediate patient flow for the Teaching Hospital.
Wellness Cluster
The Wellness Cluster is a collection of independent businesses that are designed with the long term health and wellness of the patient or customer in mind. The holistic approach will focus on a customer’s well being and enhancing quality of life.
Email: info@dhcc.ae
Website: http://www.dhcc.ae
