Media Release
Sharjah, Jul 21: In addition to the new Thumbay Clinic and Thumbay Pharmacy in Abu Shagara, more clinics and pharmacies are at various stages of development at multiple locations in Dubai and Sharjah, as part of the group’s strategic plans.
Thumbay Group’s healthcare division expanded its network of state-of-the-art family clinics and pharmacies by recently opening a new Thumbay Clinic and Thumbay Pharmacy in Abu Shagara, here.
Dr Thumbay Moideen, founder president of Thumbay Group was the chief guest of the opening function. Mohammed Meeran, chairman of Electric Way, Dubai was the guest of honor. Also present were Akbar Moideen Thumbay - vice president of the healthcare division of Thumbay Group and other members of Thumbay Group Board.
After a tour of the facilities Mohammed Meeran applauded the achievements and growth of Thumbay group and its contribution to the community in education and healthcare.
“We are very excited to have the clinic open in Abu Shagara. Delivering high-quality, patient-focused, cost-effective healthcare service has always been an important priority of Thumbay Group’s academic hospitals and family clinics. The new clinic will provide a range of specialist services to the community, consolidating Thumbay Clinics’ reputation as a popular chain of family clinics,” said Akbar Moideen Thumbay.
Dr Thumbay Moideen said that the new clinic and pharmacy were the latest additions as part of Thumbay Group’s global expansion plans, aiming to scale up the businesses at least ten times, establishing global presence and increasing the employee strength to 25,000 in the next 4-5 years. “The Thumbay academic hospital network will have
a total of 1000 beds in the UAE, 1500 beds in India and 750 beds elsewhere in the Gulf and Africa by 2022, in addition to upcoming clinics, day care hospitals, labs and pharmacies at various locations,” he said, elaborating on the plans for the healthcare division.
The group plans to open at least four more clinics and several more pharmacies, as part of their expansion plans this year. Clinics and pharmacies are at various stages of development in locations including Deira Waterfront, Dragon Mart and Bur Dubai in Dubai and Rahmaniya Mall in Sharjah. This is in addition to the new project coming up in Thumbay Medicity, Al Jurf, Ajman: the Thumbay University Hospital Complex which includes the 500-bed Thumbay Hospital – the biggest private academic hospital in the region.
Conveniently located in Abu Shagara, the new clinic has specialist doctors in Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Dental and General Medicine, complete with laboratory services. All major insurance cards are accepted at the clinic. The new Thumbay Pharmacy offering the complete range of medical equipment and
rehabilitation care products is located next to the clinic.
About Thumbay Group’s healthcare division
The Thumbay network of academic hospitals is now the largest network of private academic hospitals in the Middle East, treating patients from around 175 nationalities. It is also one of the biggest JCI-accredited private academic hospital networks in the region. Thumbay Group’s healthcare division also operates a chain of family clinics (Thumbay Clinic) and multispecialty day care hospitals (Thumbay Hospital Day Care) in the UAE as well as diagnostic labs (Thumbay Labs) and pharmacies (Thumbay Pharmacy) in the UAE and India. The hospitals and clinics are presently located at Dubai, Ajman, Sharjah, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah and Umm Al Quwain in the UAE and in Hyderabad—India. Thumbay Medical Tourism, which promotes Thumbay Group’s ultra-modern healthcare services to international patients, is tied-up with 87 countries through representative offices.