Shakhbout Medical City launches three specialty surgical services

Shakhbout Medical City launches three specialty surgical services

Abu Dhabi-based Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, SSMC, the UAE's largest hospital offering serious and complex care, is now providing bariatric, thoracic and colorectal surgeries for its patients, after being designated a COVID-19-free facility by the Department of Health.

The integrated medical facility, a joint-venture partnership between Mayo Clinic and Abu Dhabi Health Services Company, SEHA, launched the three surgical specialties, as it resumes suspended healthcare services and encourages patients to proactively manage their health.

"With SSMC once again open for surgery, we are very pleased to launch these new specialty surgical services," says Dr Matthew Gettman, Chief Medical Officer of SSMC. "Having extensively experienced surgeons offering patients minimally invasive colorectal, bariatric and thoracic surgery with faster recoveries, is a real asset for our patients. It's one more step in SSMC's journey to