New Jahra Hospital is a medical complex located 30 kilometers west of Kuwait City, in Al Jahra. It consists of the Main Hospital building, Dental Clinic, Regional Health Administration building, Central Utility Plant and two car park buildings.
The Main Hospital building is on a 67,000 m2 area plot, with a total area of approximately 466,000 m2. It has 1903 beds, includes a full range of services and will function as a Trauma Center for the Jahra district. It is organized around a five story atrium. Major diagnostic and treatment programs and outpatient programs are located on the west side of the atrium. Inpatient bed wings are 14 stories tall, located on the east side of the atrium. Internal service corridors and bridges allow for horizontal inpatient transfer and service functions.
Major departments include: Accident and Emergency with Helipad on the roof and separate Adult and Pediatric treatment areas; over 20 Outpatient Clinics; Outpatient Procedures including Endoscopy, Pulmonary and Cardiology; Radiology and Nuclear Medicine; Same Day Medical observation unit; a modern Surgical suite with 20 OR’s including 2 hybrid rooms; a Women’s Center including Women’s Inpatient beds include Adult, Pediatric and Women’s Center beds as well as 12 unique ICU bed units.
In addition to the main hospital and 500-car garage, the campus includes a 300,000 sf dental center, a 55,000 sf admin building, and a central utility plant.
Gold-veined marble flooring, sourced in Aspen and finished in Italy, connects all public spaces and answers to regional influences.
As the quality of ICU care was moved toward semi-closed ICU, new doctors were recruited along with equipping & empowering the team to be experienced in ICU.