Healthy rise in medical tourism to Abu Dhabi clinic

Healthy rise in medical tourism to Abu Dhabi clinic

The number of overseas patients travelling to the UAE for treatment at the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi rose by 20 percent in 2023, the hospital’s CEO has said. Overseas visitors make up 1.5 percent of the patients treated each year at the Cleveland Clinic hospital on Al Maryah Island. Its CEO, Dr Jorge Guzman, told […]

20% hike for Cleveland Clinic

CEO targets ‘significant jump’

Medical tourism rising fast

The number of overseas patients travelling to the UAE for treatment at the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi rose by 20 percent in 2023, the hospital’s CEO has said.

Overseas visitors make up 1.5 percent of the patients treated each year at the Cleveland Clinic hospital on Al Maryah Island.

Its CEO, Dr Jorge Guzman, told AGBI he wanted to see “a significant jump” in international patients, reaching 5 percent of total patients “in the coming years”.

Analysts expect the UAE’s medical tourism sector to expand quickly. A 2023 report from TechSci Research forecast that its compound annual growth rate would be almost 25 percent up to 2028, as the sector rises from a valuation of $100 million in 2022.

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