The 200-bed hospital is expected to be commissioned in 2022.
Al Murjan, Mediclinic to set up $266m hospital
01 July 2020
Saudi-based Al Murjan Group has reached an agreement with Mediclinic Middle East, a unit of British heathcare group Mediclinic International, for the setting up of a 200-bed hospital on a 80,000-sq-m area in Jeddah city.
As per the deal, Mediclinic Middle East will manage the hospital and support Al Murjan Group with expertise and advisory services in planning, design and construction, while the commissioning of the hospital is expected by the second quarter of 2022, said the company.
Situated on King Abdul Aziz Road in the northern part of Jeddah, the hospital is being built at an investment of more than SR1 billion ($266 million).
Designed and to be completed in accordance with international standards, the hospital will comprise eight floors, offering comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services including general surgery, internal medicine, cardiology, orthopedics, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, emergency, and trauma care, it stated.
Lauding the appointment of Mediclinic as the strategic partner, Group Chairman Abdulrahman Khalid bin Mahfouz said: “This will serve as the cornerstone for high-quality health care services in Saudi Arabia, offering state-of-the-art health care facilities, from some of the best practitioners, using best practices and meet international quality standards, and contribute to the Kingdom’s Vision 2030.”
Mediclinic Middle East CEO David Hadley said: “There is a growing demand for high-quality, internationally-recognised standards of health-care services in Saudi Arabia. Mediclinic, with more than 35 years’ experience of delivering health-care services across Switzerland, Southern Africa and the UAE, is excited by the opportunity to partner with Al Murjan Group to establish a leading private hospital in Jeddah and further expansion opportunities across Saudi Arabia.”
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