Ajman: Dynamic Decade - GMC Hospital Completes 10 Glorious Years
Media Release
Ajman, Oct 21: October 17, 2012 marked 10 successful years of the establishment of GMC Hospital, Ajman, UAE. To commemorate the 10th Year Anniversary of its existence, GMC Hospital, Ajman in association with Blood Transfusion Services and Research Centre - Northern Emirates (Sharjah Blood Bank) held a blood donation drive.
The event was open to public and staff of GMC Hospital. The main objective of conducting the blood donation camp was to educate the community on the beneficial aspects of blood donation, promote awareness amongst the general public about the safe blood transfusion and motivate people to donate blood voluntarily for a noble cause.
A total of 53 donors voluntarily donated their blood for the generous cause. This humanitarian endeavor was highly appreciated by the donors and the authorities of Sharjah Blood Transfusion and Research Centre, Sharjah.
"The completion of the first decade has provided a useful perspective to look back over the efforts undertaken to provide affordable and meticulate healthcare services to the community and the results achieved so far", commented Akbar- Moideen Thumbay, Director – Operations Healthcare and Retail Division, Thumbay Group.
Ever since its inception GMC Hospital, Ajman has been committed to cater the best medical treatment to the local community, regional and international patients. It has come a long way to establish and identify itself as a world class healthcare institution. GMC Hospital, Ajman is a well-known brand with over a decade of expertise in modern healthcare. GMC Hospital, Ajman, is a constituent private teaching university hospital with a capacity of 250 beds housed with ultra-modern facilities. Its state-of-the-art facilities include a Women’s Health Centre, Hi-tech laboratory and ultra-modern ICU and CCU. It’s a first ever 250 bedded multi-specialty private teaching hospital which handles 1200 OPD patients a day.
Patients from 150 nationalities ranging as far as Africa, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, GCC Countries and Western Europe avail medical treatment at GMC Hospital Ajman. GMC Hospital is now on a massive expansion phase and has strategic plans to expand internationally. In keeping with the international trend GMC Hospital, Ajman was the first in the Middle East to receive accreditation from U.K based QHA TRENT. Lately, GMC Hospital Ajman has added another feather to its cap by inaugurating the Super Specialty Dental Care. The dental wing of GMC Hospital, Ajman known as GMC Super Speciality Dental Center has also received accreditation from Temos GmbH, Germany.
The hospital is managed by qualified professionals with wide ranging experience and expertise in hospital management and well equipped to meet the challenging task of running the state of art medical facilities. The doctors are qualified teachers, trainers.
GMC Hospital has a dedicated Patient Affairs Department which endeavors its best to understand and ensure that the best treatments are offered especially to the poor, needy and the deserving patients by way of free treatment or at subsidized charges. It is also actively involved in a lot of charitable and philanthropic activities. Regular visits by the faculty, students from the medical colleges of GMU, specialist doctors of GMC Hospitals to the people from the Home for the Aged, mentally challenged children, students from the primary to high schools, to carry out free health checkups and awareness camps, distribution of medicines at free of cost or at subsidized rates to the deserving patients. More than 100,000 people have benefitted from over 100 free health camps and community services programs that have been organized by GMC Hospitals so far.
"As per the Groups’ strategic expansion plans, new hospitals in Dubai, GMU campus - Ajman are underway and plans to establish our hospitals in Abu Dhabi and Ras Al Khaimah have also been planned for the future. We have planned to expand our hospital chain to atleast 10 hospitals in UAE and other countries in the next five years and many more in the future," said Thumbay Moideen, Founder President of Thumbay Group, UAE.
GMC Hospital, Ajman brings together highly skilled professional and the latest advancements in medical technology. Its goal is to build lasting relationships with people from all walks of life. It also believes that the healing process is as much about personal care as medical attention. Needless to say, GMC Hospital, Ajman is the world class healthcare destination located right next door.