Al Ain Hospital Launches new state-of-the-art renovated Labour & Delivery Section
Al Ain Hospital announced the launch of a brand new renovated state-of-the-art Labour and Delivery (L&D) Section with world-class technology infrastructure as part of the hospital's vision and strategy to provide the most advanced and sophisticated maternity healthcare services to the Al Ain community.
Al Ain Hospital is managed by VAMED and Medical University of Vienna and is owned and operated by SEHASEHA, the Abu Dhabi Health Services CompanyAbu Dhabi Health Services CompanyAbu Dhabi Health Services Company SEHA
The new renovated Labour & Delivery Section comes with an array of facilities including;
- Six birthing rooms equipped with the latest equipment
- Two triage rooms
- Two induction rooms
- Two high dependence rooms
- A dedicated operation theatre for emergency caesarian section
- A technologically advanced neonatal section equipped with six neonatal resuscitators to handle emergency
The new Labour & Delivery Section of Al Ain Hospital is fully equipped to handle high risk pregnancies and is capable of delivering the best critical emergency care to both the mother and the child. The layout of the division has been designed to ensure maximum privacy for the patient.
"The Al Ain Hospital's continuing upgradation of services and the opening of the renovated Labour & Delivery Section are in line with Al Ain Hospital and SEHASEHA's vision of providing cutting-edge healthcare services to the residents of Al Ain and the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The new Labour and Delivery Section is a significant reflection of Al Ain Hospital's strategy to develop comprehensive healthcare assets for the benefit of the community spanning deployment of latest technology and equipment to providing excellent medical expertise," said Mr. George Jepson - CEO Al Ain Hospital.
"Al Ain Hospital has a great reputation as a community hospital and the new L&D section will add to the hospital's strong reputation in family medical care established over the years. The new facility has some of the best features and services. Coupled with this, we also have the knowledge and expertise advantage thanks to the partnership with Vienna Medical University," said Professor Gerhard Schwab - Medical Director, Al Ain Hospital.
"The new facility is a self contained division wherein every possible medical requirement of the expectant mother and the new born baby can be handled promptly. The renovated section has been designed to provide maximum privacy and comfort to the expecting mother," added Dr. Mona Khalfan - Head of Women's Health Institute.
"Modeled along the best international medical standards, the new Labour & Delivery section makes use of highly specialized, precision-driven and integrated medical technology to successfully manage the medical risks associated with the most complicated of child births," said Professor Barbara Bodner-Adler, Head of Obstetrics-Al Ain Hospital, who is also an Associate Professor at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Vienna Medical University.
The new facility will include six specialized Stryker birthing beds that offer support and comfort to the patient and also allow greater maneuverability to the attending medical staff, a self contained hi-tech operating table which is amongst the most advanced available in the world, blood gas analyzer, CTG machines that enable continuous electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) of baby's heart rate and the mother's labour contractions, top-of-the range anesthetic and ultrasound machines and iLED cold lights that eliminate the patient discomfort resulting from high energy surgical lights.
Al Ain hospital conducts more that 2,500 births a year.
Source: Zawya.com