14th December 2009 Abu Dhabi : Al Corniche Hospital in affiliation with Johns Hopkins Medicine has appointed a new public health manager, a post also believed to be the first of its kind in a hospital in the United Arab Emirates.
Al Corniche Hospital is owned and operated by Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha) which is responsible for the curative activities of all the public hospitals and clinics of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The Hospital is managed by Johns Hopkins Medicine International in affiliation with Johns Hopkins Medicine, one of the most esteemed healthcare organizations in the United States.
“The new position was created to augment Al Corniche Hospital’s leadership in promoting women’s and children’s health at the local and national level”, said Clyde Eder, Chief Operating Officer of Seha. “Some of Wali’s core responsibilities will include prenatal care and a focus on child automobile safety with the goal of ensuring that every child leaves Al Corniche Hospital in a properly installed car seat by the end of 2010.”
Al Corniche Hospital is a Joint Commission International-accredited health care facility. The largest maternity hospital in the UAE, it provides facilities for more than 10,000 births and 216,000 outpatient visits a year. Under a management agreement with Johns Hopkins Medicine International and Seha in September 2008, a Johns Hopkins management team has day-to-day oversight of the 235-bed hospital.
Al Corniche is one of the three hospitals in the UAE under the management of the Baltimore, Md.-based JHI. Tawam Hospital, a 477-bed tertiary care facility in Al Ain, and Al Rahba Hospital, a 135-bed community facility just outside Abu Dhabi City, also are managed by Johns Hopkins Medicine International and are accredited by the Joint Commission International.