Healthcare chain Mediclinic Middle East has announced that it has broken ground on its 150 bed Mediclinic Parkview Hospital in Dubai.

Located on Umm Suqeim Road close to Arabian Ranches, the new general hospital will cater to the southern area of Dubai and is expected to be completed by 2018.

The ground breaking was attended by: Saif Bin Markham Al Ketbi, director general of the Office of the Crown Prince of Dubai; David Hadley, CEO of Mediclinic Middle East; Mohammed Rashid Al Ketbi; Ahmed Ali, executive director of Mediclinic Middle East; and Tarek Fathey, COO of Mediclinic Middle East .

Commenting on the occasion, Hadley said: “I am delighted that the construction of Mediclinic Parkview Hospital is now underway. This new hospital will bring the same level of service and treatment that our patients have come to expect from Mediclinic’s existing hospitals in Dubai Healthcare City and Al Garhoud, but in a far more convenient location for those living in ‘New Dubai’.”