Media Release
Dubai, May 29: “Establishing a network of teaching hospitals is necessary and will benefit a lot of people. I congratulate Thumbay Moideen for his initiatives in investing in healthcare and medical education in the country, which matches the vision and goals of the UAE leadership.” – HE Sheikh Nahyan
Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, minister for culture, youth, and social development, government of UAE visited the newly inaugurated Thumbay Hospital on May 28. He was received by Thumbay Moideen founder president of Thumbay Group UAE and hospital administrative team. A host of dignitaries from various ministries, medical authorities, organizations and companies were present on the occasion.
Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan was taken on a tour of the facility and shown the latest technology that is in place to treat patients at very affordable prices.
Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan appreciated Thumbay Moideen for his investment in healthcare and medical education in the country. We appreciate his contributions in developing human capital, which is very important for the development and growth of the nation. He quoted the founding father of the country late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahayan that a true leader is the one who treats everyone as family and looks after the welfare of the people.
He appreciated the efforts of Thumbay Moideen and said the UAE government encourages the private sector to operate such quality facilities, and thus create healthy competition. Thumbay Moideen has achieved in meeting the aims and goals of the UAE leadership. I appreciate and congratulate Thumbay Moideen and his entire team in establishing a network of teaching hospitals, equipped with latest technology to provide best healthcare to the people of this country.
The new hospital with initial strength of 150 beds, of which 75 beds are operational, has been established as a brand providing quality care to patients from all over the region.
Thumbay Hospital, a leading name in healthcare in the region aims to be the leading network of academic hospitals in the Middle East. The main focus is to provide patient centered care of the highest quality in an academic set up.
Thumbay Moideen, founder president Thumbay Group UAE announced that as part of the group’s strategic plan, a network of teaching hospitals under the Thumbay brand, are planned to be built in Ajman, Sharjah, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Plans are also afoot to launch our hospitals in India and Qatar.
Thumbay Hospital brings together highly skilled professional and latest advancements in medical technology. “Our goal is to build lasting relationship with people. We believe that the healing process is as much about personal care as medical attention. At Thumbay Hospitals we unite exceptional clinical success rates and superior technology with traditional care and warmth, as we truly believe the world is our extended family,” says Akbar Moideen Thumbay, director healthcare and retail of Thumbay Group UAE.
The departments of internal medicine, orthopedics, radiology, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, with highly qualified specialist doctors and strong support team will be offering high quality healthcare services to all sections of the society.
Medical tourism is another priority area for us, said Akbar Moideen Thumbay. With a dedicated international patient service team offering personalized services our group hospitals have been treating patients from over 175 nationalities across the globe, spanning from Africa, Middle East, Europe, Southern Europe, including Western hemisphere. The Thumbay group intends to establish referral centers in 20 countries across the globe, while partnering with other hospitals. We are aiming for thousand medical tourism patients a day in the next 4 -5 years, he concluded.
A special dental hospital: A 25 chair dental hospital, which is the first dental hospital in the country, is another unique feature of Thumbay Hospital. It is a full-fledged multi-specialty center with world class ultra-modern facilities providing quality healthcare at affordable prices.
This hospital will also support the clinical teaching activities for the students of the college of dentistry, Gulf Medical University. The dental section will offer services in general dentistry which includes orthodontics, prosthodontics, endodontics and oral surgery.
About Thumbay Group:
The Thumbay Group UAE is an international business conglomerate with its headquarters in Ajman, United Arab Emirates.
Venturing into new avenues of service with missionary zeal, the Thumbay Group has over the past sixteen years spread its wings of excellence in various fields of social and business endeavors. What started in 1998 with the establishment of the Thumbay Group at Ajman, UAE by its founder, a visionary and third generation entrepreneur from India, Thumbay Moideen, blossomed into a diversified group with operations in education (Gulf Medical University Ajman), healthcare (hospitals of the group include GMC Hospital Ajman, Fujairah and GMC Medical and Dental Specialty Center, Sharjah and Thumbay Hospital Dubai), medical research, diagnostics, retail pharmacy, health communications, retail opticals, wellness, nutrition stores, hospitality, real estate, publishing, trading, and marketing and distribution. An academic and entrepreneurial powerhouse, the Thumbay Group takes its strength from an empowered and loyal employee group of nearly three thousand people.