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UAE floating hospital in Egypt admits 7 new Gaza patients as DHA and DOH rotate surgical teams

The UAE's floating hospital at Al-Arish port admitted seven new patients from Gaza on 16 April 2026 for orthopaedic, burns, and reconstructive surgery, while DHA and DOH staff rotations raise workforce questions for domestic facilities.

16 Apr 2026 · 3 min read

UAE floating hospital in Egypt admits 7 new Gaza patients as DHA and DOH rotate surgical teams

Burjeel and Response Plus launch $1 million healthcare prize in Abu Dhabi

Burjeel Holdings and Response Plus Medical Services have announced a $1 million award targeting healthcare innovation in Abu Dhabi, the largest private-sector prize of its kind in the UAE.

16 Apr 2026 · 3 min read

Burjeel and Response Plus launch $1 million healthcare prize in Abu Dhabi

Finance & Investment

Prime Healthcare grows to 45 hospitals after Illinois approves Olympia Fields acquisition

Illinois approved Prime Healthcare's acquisition of Olympia Fields St. James Hospital, growing the chain to 45 facilities across 14 states. UAE operators running similar consolidation playbooks can benchmark against Prime's 12-15% EBITDA margins.

15 Apr 2026 · 3 min read

Prime Healthcare grows to 45 hospitals after Illinois approves Olympia Fields acquisition

UAE single-owner hospitals fell 17.6% since 2023 as global M&A rebounds in Q1 2026

Single-owner hospital licenses in the Northern Emirates dropped from 34 to 28 in two years. Global deal activity has rebounded, and $80 billion in healthcare PE dry powder is looking for targets.

Finance & InvestmentBreaking

UAE single-owner hospitals fell 17.6% since 2023 as global M&A rebounds in Q1 2026

Burjeel Holdings files for $750M IPO, the largest healthcare listing in UAE history

Burjeel Holdings plans to raise $750 million on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, the largest healthcare IPO the UAE has seen, with direct implications for hospital consolidation and operator benchmarking across the Gulf.

Burjeel Holdings files for $750M IPO, the largest healthcare listing in UAE history

UAE health card costs AED 320 per year, and your insurance card cannot replace it

DHA service centers report 12% to 15% of first-time patient visits involve confusion between health cards and insurance cards. HR teams managing multi-emirate workforces need to track both renewal cycles separately.

UAE health card costs AED 320 per year, and your insurance card cannot replace it

Hospital-at-home cuts costs by 38% but no UAE emirate has a licensing framework

CMS data shows hospital-at-home reduces per-episode costs by up to 38%. Neither DHA, DOH, nor MOHAP has published dedicated licensing standards, leaving UAE operators without a regulatory pathway.

Hospital-at-home cuts costs by 38% but no UAE emirate has a licensing framework

Emirates Development Bank deploys $5.5m per day as UAE healthcare SMEs eye expansion funding

EDB is disbursing $5.5 million daily to UAE businesses, with healthcare among the priority sectors under the bank's AED 30 billion mandate.

13 Apr 2026 · 3 min read

Emirates Development Bank deploys $5.5m per day as UAE healthcare SMEs eye expansion funding

Musaffah parking meters start 20 April, adding AED 6,000/month cost to 200+ clinics

Mawaqif paid parking launches in Musaffah on 20 April, creating AED 400/month per-staff costs and threatening walk-in volumes at one of Abu Dhabi's densest healthcare corridors.

13 Apr 2026 · 3 min read

Musaffah parking meters start 20 April, adding AED 6,000/month cost to 200+ clinics

82% of UAE physicians are expatriates from 40+ nations, and Abu Dhabi just put that on a flag

A Guinness World Record flag carry by 64 nationalities mirrors the staffing reality inside UAE hospitals, where expatriates fill 82% of physician roles and 93% of nursing positions.

12 Apr 2026 · 3 min read

82% of UAE physicians are expatriates from 40+ nations, and Abu Dhabi just put that on a flag

Workforce & TalentBreaking

Abu Dhabi's 85,000 healthcare workers set Guinness record with UAE flag event

Abu Dhabi's Department of Health organized a Guinness World Record flag-carrying event on 12 April 2026, drawing from the emirate's 85,000 licensed health professionals across 3,500 regulated facilities.

12 Apr 2026 · 3 min read

Abu Dhabi's 85,000 healthcare workers set Guinness record with UAE flag event

Ottawa Hospital cuts 3% of staff as Canadian budget pressure creates UAE recruitment window

Canada's Ottawa Hospital is eliminating 3% of its workforce over budget shortfalls. UAE operators face 4,200 unfilled nursing positions in Dubai alone and are already expanding Canadian recruitment desks.

11 Apr 2026 · 3 min read

Ottawa Hospital cuts 3% of staff as Canadian budget pressure creates UAE recruitment window

Ontario nurse's 3-to-5-second triage before sepsis death raises staffing questions UAE hospitals can't ignore

A Canadian coroner's inquest reveals how overwhelmed staff missed sepsis signs. UAE facilities face similar nurse-to-patient ratio pressures as demand grows 12% year-on-year.

10 Apr 2026 · 3 min read

Ontario nurse's 3-to-5-second triage before sepsis death raises staffing questions UAE hospitals can't ignore

Abu Dhabi completes UAE's first non-surgical liver tumour treatment, cuts stays from 10 days to 3

An Abu Dhabi hospital has completed the UAE's first non-surgical liver tumour ablation, reducing hospital stays from 7-10 days to 1-3 days and billed costs by up to 60 percent.

10 Apr 2026 · 3 min read

Abu Dhabi completes UAE's first non-surgical liver tumour treatment, cuts stays from 10 days to 3

Khaleej Times Health Awards 2026 opens nominations across 50+ categories in the UAE

Khaleej Times has opened nominations for its 2026 healthcare awards across more than 50 categories, as UAE health spending passes AED 75 billion and the licensed workforce grows by 12%.

10 Apr 2026 · 3 min read

Khaleej Times Health Awards 2026 opens nominations across 50+ categories in the UAE

Abu Dhabi ties licence renewals to worker-level safety certification across 3,800+ healthcare facilities

Abu Dhabi's Department of Health now requires individual competency credentials for every safety-critical role, with non-compliance penalties linked directly to facility licence renewals.

9 Apr 2026 · 3 min read

Abu Dhabi ties licence renewals to worker-level safety certification across 3,800+ healthcare facilities