UAE hospitals vie for top spot at the 2012 Arab Health Awards

The shortlist of nominations for the 2012 Arab Health Innovation & Achievement Awards has been announced with more than 50 healthcare facilities from the United Arab Emirates vying for the top spot in this year’s awards. With hospitals such as Corniche Hospital, Rashid Hospital and Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA) making it to the final shortlist, the 2012 Arab Health Awards is set to be a good year for the UAE healthcare industry.

Top performers from twelve categories rewarding outstanding institutions and individual achievements that have contributed to the growth and development of the Middle East healthcare industry will be announced on 24th January 2012, during the 37^th Arab Health Exhibition & Congress which is organised by Informa Exhibitions and will take place at the Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre.

“This year the number of submissions for the Arab Health Awards has grown exponentially, from the wider GCC and Middle East, particularly from the UAE and Saudi Arabia,” says Mr El Husseini, business development director, GE Healthcare Middle East and member of the Arab Health Awards judging panel. “What is interesting to see is more participation from the wider healthcare communities in the region such as outpatient care as well as from the private sector. This is very encouraging and shows how important the Arab Health Awards are in terms of offering recognition within the regional healthcare community. In countries such as the UAE, where the government is investing heavily in their healthcare infrastructure, the Arab Health Awards offer a fantastic platform to highlight recent health achievements in the UAE.”

The panel examined more than 150 nominations submitted by healthcare facilities and professionals from around the Middle East region to build the shortlist for ten award categories:

Arab Health Awards 2012 Short List:

Young Surgeon of the Year Award

Ahmed Abo-Hashem, Zagazig University, Egypt

Ritu Khare,Dubai Mall Medical Centre, UAE

Vinod Gauba, Imperial Heathcare Institute, UAE

Cleveland Clinic Young Clinician Award

Dr. Khalid Al-Ansari, Pediatric Emergency Center HMC

Dr. Vinod Gauba, Imperial Heathcare Institute

Dr. Nesrin El-Khatib, Royal Hayate Hospital

Excellence in Imaging and Diagnostics Award

Al Ain Hospital, UAE

SEHA, UAE

Tawam Hospital, UAE

Excellence in Surgery Services Award

Hamad General Hospital, Qatar

Qatar Robotic Surgery Center and HMC, Qatar

Saudi German Hospitals Group, KSA

Roche Excellence in Laboratory Services Award

Al Khor Hospital, Qatar

International Medical Center , KSA

Mafraq Hospital, UAE

 HMG - Olaya Laboratory, KSA

Excellence in Patient Centred Care Award

Egyptian Ambulance Organization, Egypt

Interhealth Canada and Rashid Hospital, UAE

King Fahad Medical City Children’s Hospital, KSA

King Saud University College of Medicine, KSA

Excellence in Hospital Emergency Department Award

Medcare Hospital Llc, UAE

Pediatric Emergency Center HMC, Qatar

Rashid Hospital, UAE

Human Resource Development Award

Corniche Hospital, UAE

Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group (HMG), KSA

SEHA, UAE

Excellence in Electronic Health Records Award

Ambulatory Healthcare Services, UAE

King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, KSA

King Hamad University Hospital, Bahrain

Excellence in Patient Safety Award

Al Ain Hospital, UAE

American Hospital Dubai, UAE

Bone Joint and Spine Hospital, KSA

Canadian Specialist Hospital, UAE

“SEHA is very proud for being shortlisted in the Human Resource Development Award category for the 2012 Arab Health Awards. We worked hard for the last two years to conduct and implement a huge Human Resources Transformational project that affects all our Human Resources Practices and our 16,000 employees, and we did it very successfully. We are aiming to win the Award this year,” said Mohammad Al Hameli, Chief Supports Services Officer, SEHA .

The Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Award for Excellence in Rehabilitation Care will once again be awarded this year for outstanding contributions by an organisation or an individual in the field of rehabilitation care. This award will be shortlisted separately in January 2012.

“Over the last few years we have seen great  progress made by governments, organisations and individuals in region to include rehabilitation services in a continuum of care,” Dr. Abdulaziz Al Shamekh, CEO, Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Humanitarian City. “We shall never stop innovating, creating new technologies and formulating new clinical pathways to ensure that the disabled receive the best possible care and all the opportunities that exist.”