Dubai: Thumbay Hospital – Dubai, the leading academic hospital under Thumbay Group’s healthcare division has been experiencing an increase in patients from Dubai government-owned departments, after bringing cardholders of Enaya – the Government of Dubai Employee Healthcare Benefits Scheme, and the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), within its network of accepted insurance cards.
With the inclusion of Enaya and DEWA cards, employees of most Dubai-government departments can now seek treatments for their medical conditions, including diagnostic tests and surgical procedures, at Thumbay Hospital Dubai.
Commenting on the new development, Akbar Moideen Thumbay, Vice President of the Healthcare Division of Thumbay Group said, “We are delighted to expand the insurance network access of Thumbay Hospital to cover Enaya and DEWA card holders, to provide them with high quality services. This association further strengthens and extends our services, as Thumbay Hospital now honors all major insurance cards in the country.”
Owned and operated by the Healthcare Division of Thumbay Group, Thumbay Hospital – Dubai is a member of the Thumbay network of academic hospitals. It provides training facilities to the students of Gulf Medical University, Ajman, the leading private medical university owned by Thumbay Group. It has been accredited by the Joint Council International (JCI), and has expert doctors and staff across all major specialties, in addition to the latest facilities and equipment. It is also one of the preferred medical tourism destinations in the country, and is a partner in the Dubai Health Experience (DXH) the prestige brand conceived by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) to strengthen the position of Dubai on the world map of medical tourism.
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 in 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. According to Thumbay Group’s strategic plans, 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.
