Sidra Medicine is a 400-bed women's and children's hospital, medical education and biomedical research center in Doha, Qatar. The hospital first opened its outpatient facility in 2016, followed by its inpatient hospital in January 2018.
| Sidra Medicine | |
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| Qatar Foundation | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Education City, Al Rayyan Municipality, Qatar |
| Organisation | |
| Funding | Government hospital |
| Affiliated university | Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar |
| Services | |
| Beds | 400 |
| History | |
| Opened | January 2006 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.sidra.org/ |
Location
editSidra is located in Education City, a city-scale initiative by Qatar Foundation.[1] This portion of Education City is located Al Gharrafa, which in turn is a district of Al Rayyan City in the Municipality of Al Rayyan in Qatar.[2]
Outside the hospital is a series of 14 giant bronze sculptures by Damien Hirst called The Miraculous Journey, graphically charting the development of a baby in the uterus from conception to birth. It is owned by the Qatar Foundation.[3]
History
editQatar Foundation, a quasi-government organization, allotted a massive $7.9 billion budget for the hospital's construction. It first selected the center's contractors in 2008 but in 2014 assigned new contractors to complete the project.[4]
Biomedical research first began at Sidra in 2015. Outpatient care facilities and services were inaugurated in May 2016; as of 2018 there are at least 50 outpatient facilities.[5] Throughout 2017, more than 25,000 people were treated at the hospital's outpatient clinic.[6]
On 14 January 2018, Sidra launched its inpatient hospital with 400 beds, treating 10 patients on its initial day of opening. The hospital is expected to become fully commissioned sometime in 2018, after the construction of an emergency department and the addition of further services.[5]
Roughly 3,900 staff members were retained by Sidra at the time of inaugurating its inpatient hospital.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "About us". Sidra Medical and Research Center. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "GIS Portal". Ministry of Municipality and Environment. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Damien Hirst uterus sculptures greet hospital guests in Doha". Sky News. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ "Private sector investment becomes the focus of Qatar's second six-year health plan". Oxford Business Group. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ a b Fazeena Saleem (15 January 2018). "Sidra Medicine opens hospital building". The Peninsula. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ a b Joseph Varghese (4 June 2018). "Qatar makes huge strides in healthcare sector since blockade". Gulf Times. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
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