Al Raffah Hospital, Muscat is located
in the heart of the city near Al
Ghobra round about. It is the second
private sector hospital in the Sultanate
of Oman. The Hospital is having highly
qualified and experienced consultants
and specialists doctors in multi disciplines
supported by skilled nursing and
paramedical staff. It is well equipped
with state of the art medical facilities
including 2 most modern Operation
Theatres with Laparoscopic surgical
facilities to perform minimally invasive
surgeries. The diagnostic facilities include
a 6 slice CT, 3D/4D Ultra Sound
Scanners, well equipped laboratory
with exclusive facilities for Visa Medicalscreening. Emergency Care with fully
equipped Ambulance is open 24 hours
a day. The Hospital is having 40 beds in
the initial phase in different categories
like Deluxe, Single and Sharing, which
will be expanded to 100 beds in the
second phase.
Al Raffah Hospital, Al Ghobra, Muscat,
the first Hospital of Dr. Moopen’s Group
in Sultanate of Oman, was inauguratedon 15th June 2009,
and is expecting to
open its Sohar branch by the end of
2009.
Dr. Azad Moopen the chairman of Al
Raffah Hospital believes that in healthcare
services, profit has to be a byproduct
and never the main objective.
Dr.Moopen hails from a known and
reputed family from the Malabar. Dr.Moopens group now has the largest
network of private healthcare services
in the Middle East. “ Our mission is to
bring state of the art advancements
in healthcare within the reach of the
people of this nation”, says Asma Khan,
Manager - Corporate in an interview to
Oman Vistas. Excerpts:
The private hospitals in Oman seem
to be mushrooming since the past
few years? Is there so much potential
in Oman for so many players? Are
more people falling sick now than
before?
The health care system being reformed.
During the last three decades, the Oman
health care system has demonstrated
and reported great achievements in
health care services and preventive
and curative medicine. In 2001, Oman
was ranked number one by the World
Health Organization as a result of its
“spectacular performance” in reducing
infant mortality rates during the past
three decades. However, the health
care system in Oman is challenged by
sustainability of achievement
Health care in Oman is on par or better
than most developed nations in the
world, all due to the visionary statesmanship
of His majesty Sultan Qaboos
bin Said.
How is your hospital different from
the others? What is your value proposition?
Quality does not happen by chance it is
a reluctant pursuit of perfection , each
of us at Al Raffah will endeavour to provide
the highest quality of care to our
patients, beyond the wonderful ambience
and professional expertise there
is something more and
that is ‘the magic touch
of caring.’
Would the arrival of
private hospitals mean
that less number of
people are going to
government hospitals?
People always tend to
compare the private and
government sector but
the plain truth is there
is space for both these
sectors to co-exist. The
economy is growing and
there will be some migration
of patients from
government sector to
private sector but that
doest mean that there is
direct competition, both
the sectors are required
and have their own patient
base.
Are private medical
hospitals equipped to
meet emergencies or
capable of providing
conducting specialized surgeries
and providing critical care?
Private hospitals have moved leaps and
bounds in terms of quality patient care
over the past decade or so now these
hospitals are capable of providing high
end medical care to the patients with
the presence of highly qualified and
medical and paramedical staff.
Is there still room for more private
hospitals in your opinion?
Oman health care industry is dominated
by the government. But of late,
private health centres have started to
establish their presence in the country,
with the steady economy even in
the time of global recession. The economic
indicators as such are positive
and there is definitely room for more
private hospitals in the country.
Do we see merger of private hospitals
in future?
The question is a bit hypothetical in
nature and the answer is also hypothetical
. Of course, in the future there
will be a few mergers and acquisitions
depending on market conditions. The
private health care providers may try
and exploit the market conditions in
their own way, hence we cannot rule
out such possibilities.
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