Media Release

Dubai, Jan 29: Zulekha Healthcare Group has been a part of the UAE healthcare landscape for over 25 years since 1992 and has recently opened its doors to its extended facility in Dubai. The facility is equipped with the latest state-of-the-art technologies and expertise, keeping in line with the group’s motto of delivering high quality medical services to the regional and international patrons.

As the UAE’s healthcare industry continues to evolve while UAE hospitals are offering many more innovative therapies thus making the region more attractive. The healthcare market is growing from factors such as the widespread use of artificial intelligence to stem cell therapies and the growth of medical tourism. Zulekha Healthcare Group aims to lead the UAE’s healthcare digital transformation, and support the UAE Vision 2021 by providing world-class healthcare.
At Arab Health 2019, Zulekha Hospital will announce the collaboration with Okadoc, a healthtech company facilitating real-time appointments to enhance patient experiences. This strategic partnership will contribute to UAE patients’ healthcare experience through a unique, fully-integrated search and comparison online platform. The platform will be used for healthcare consultation and treatment services offering hassle-free, instant and real-time booking, rescheduling or cancelation of doctor appointments anytime, anywhere.

Adding to the technological advancements of delivering an excellent healthcare experience is the 24/7 intelligent medical calendar system from Okadoc, integrated with Zulekha Hospital’s Health Management Information System (HMIS). This will further assist patients to manage their bookings online, find doctors by location, expertise, availability and spoken language view detailed doctors profile, and receive appointment reminders, without any human intervention.

Further to this, the group’s SAP integration drives individual transitions in its people and processes resulting in inclusive progress. By up-scaling their technologies, the group is transcending from conventional to cutting-edge operations across all departments to increase productivity.

Speaking of the group’s advances Managing Director of Zulekha Healthcare Group Taher Shams said, “Last year at Arab Health we were looking forward to and speaking of our expansion in Dubai and I am happy to announce the successful completion. We are introducing a robotic pharmacy to the facility in order to improve efficiencies in administrative tasks, data collections and customer engagement.”

“Adding to our recent technological advances with SAP integration in our operations, we also joined hands with Okadoc to provide hassle-free instant appointment booking services for our patients to ease their healing journey. Medical emergencies can strike at any time and we are here to help. We hope to be able to optimise our doctors’ schedules to a greater extent through this platform with this joint effort. We wish to extend our best wishes to the team” he added.

Okadoc is a Dubai-based healthtech company with the Middle East’s first platform to offer real-time online doctor appointment bookings for patients.

Fodhil Benturquia, CEO and founder of OKADOC said, “Our partnership with Zulekha Healthcare Groupis tangible proof of the added value that OKADOC provides to hospital and clinic providers in the UAE. This is demonstrated as they embark on their digital transformation journey in order to adapt existing booking appointment systems to the discerning needs and requirements of an increasingly digital-savvy population, and also in a market which ranks top in smart phone adoption globally.”

Zulekha Healthcare Group has been at the forefront of adapting latest and most advanced technologies that aim to offer the ultimate healthcare experience and world class services to their patrons. The ‘Same Day Appointment’ is the hospital’s recent value added service that isan advantage for individuals who are on the go and need convenient appointment schedules and ‘Super 25’ a perquisite making high-quality medical services immediately accessible and affordable. The hospitals provide 24/7 pediatric emergency services and availability of specialists at nights, including Fridays.

About Zulekha Healthcare Group

The Zulekha Hospital brand is part of the Zulekha Healthcare Group, and is among the forerunners in UAE healthcare for 25 years now. Today the Zulekha Healthcare group includes three multidisciplinary hospitals with two in the UAE in Dubai and Sharjah, and the third in Nagpur, India. The Group also has four UAE medical centers and four pharmacies providing specialised treatments in over 30 disciplines.

Zulekha Hospital has received extensive recognition for its commitment towards quality care and sustainable business practices, such as Dubai Quality Appreciation Award, Dubai Quality Award, Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Business Excellence Award, underling a commitment to providing high quality healthcare to patients and society at large.

For more information please visit: www.zulekhahospitals.com