Abu Dhabi General Services Company (Musanada) has revealed that 89 per cent of the Dh4.4-billion ($1.2 billion) New Al Ain Hospital project, being executed in collaboration with Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha), is now complete.
Assuring that work is progressing in the project as planned in line with the agreed completion schedule, Musanada noted that it has so far completed 99 per cent of the utility building works, 96 per cent of the main building works, 97 percent of the electromechanical works, and 89 per cent of the architectural works, said a Musnada press release.
The new hospital will have 719 beds, including 510 beds for general medicine, surgery, children’s ward and maternity and royal suites, 67 for ICU, 142 for medical rehabilitation. It will also include 104 advanced specialised clinics, 17 radiology rooms for X-ray, CT Scan and MRI services, as well as 22 specialised rooms for endoscopy diagnosis and procedures. There will also be an educational and simulation building equipped with simulation rooms, learning halls, and a central library. The project has a total built-up area of 347,000 sq m.
The project also features a car parking facility accommodating up to 1,573 cars in two underground floors, in addition to some external buildings such as the administration building, the Al Ain Region Central Morgue, the utility building, the logistics building, and the primary substation.
Musanada added that there were approximately 3,100 workers along with six main contractors engaged in the project, which started in March 2014.
The company said all the concrete works of the main and utility buildings have been completed, together with the project’s steel structures.
Musanada has also completed the commissioning of 10 substations in coordination with Al Ain Distribution Company and started the initial commissioning and testing of the new hospital’s systems in line with the agreed plan to start the handover process of the project facilities to Seha. The installation of solar panels on the rooftop is also complete.
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