University Hospital in Dubai receives award for hospital design

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

The University Hospital in Dubai has been recognized with the award for best hospital design of the future at the inaugural “Hospital Build Middle East” exhibition in Dubai. 

The University Hospital was conceived as the centerpiece of the new Maktoum Academic Medical Center in Dubai Healthcare City. When it opens (estimated 2011) it will be the premier tertiary care teaching hospital in Dubai. Partners Harvard Medical International (PHMI) has served as the lead planner for the hospital during what has been a unique process of development. More than 40 faculty members from various Harvard Medical School-affiliated teaching hospitals joined with PHMI to participate in the planning of the hospital’s clinical and functional service lines.

The Hospital Build Awards recognize excellence in the design, operation, and management of health care facilities in the Middle East. This is the second major recognition for the University Hospital. In November, Partners Harvard Medical International and Ellerbe Becket, the project’s architecture firm, were awarded a Certificate of Merit by Healthcare Design magazine, at their annual conference and architectural showcase.