Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City

Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC) is the main tertiary referral hospital for the communities of Sheikh Shakhbout City and the wider Al Dhafra region. It is also the primary trauma centre for the entire Emirate of Abu Dhabi, which accounts for 75% of the area of the United Arab Emirates. Both reputationally and physically, SSMC is the 2020 transformation of the ‘70s-era Mafraq Hospital. In every element of its design, SSMC embodies this new-century purpose—in its architecture, its facilities, its sustainability—while building upon Mafraq’s last-century legacy as the center for the most advanced health care. The new, state-of-the art 732-bed general hospital owned by the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA) spans nearly 300,000 m2 across 2B+G+11 stories. It brings to the UAE its first ever advanced burn treatment facility and its largest ICU-specialized medical ward (132 ICU beds). The energy-conscious and forward-looking facility offers a new experience for medical staff and patients—a new standard for modern healing environments.