Abdali Hospital
Abdali Hospital Building
General information
Type	Hospital
Location	Amman, Jordan
Coordinates	31°57′49.4″N 35°54′36.3″E / 31.963722°N 35.910083°E / 31.963722; 35.910083
Construction started	2015
Completed	1 July 2019
Height	135 metres (443 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	36 floors
Design and construction
Architect(s)	AECOM, Dar Al Omran
Main contractor	ATCCO – Dar Al Omran
Website
www.abdalihospital.com

Abdali Hospital is a multi-specialty hospital located in the modern development of Al-Abdali, Amman, Jordan. The hospital was founded by the investment group behind the Clemenceau Medical Center in Beirut, which is affiliated with Johns Hopkins Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland. The hospital treats numerous health conditions and receives grants for medical laboratory services. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} Abdali Hospital opened on 1 July 2019 and began receiving patients in early September 2019. ^[5]

Architecture and construction

With a footprint of 5,500 m² (59,000 sq ft), the hospital has a total floorspace of 75,000 m² (810,000 sq ft) on 35 floors. ^[6] Its layout was designed by Dar Al Omran Planning, Architecture, Engineering to have efficient patient inflow and outflow, staff circulation, and segregation of inpatient and outpatient traffic. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

The hospital has a capacity of 206 general medical and surgical beds across nine floors. ^{[10] [11]} It also has three floors for specialty centers and seventeen for general outpatient clinics. ^{[12] [13]} Additionally, the hospital has three floors dedicated for administration and two for staff conferences and training. ^[14] There is underground parking for the hospital with a total of 720 parking spaces. ^[15]

The hospital has ground access to the Boulevard, the Abdali Mall, and nearby hotels. It overlooks the older section of Al-Abdali, with views of buildings that are representative of Jordanian culture, such as the King Abdullah l mosque. ^[16]

The entire building is powered by an 8.2 megawatt photovoltaic power plant which the largest solar array in the world to power a single healthcare facility. ^[17]

Construction incidents

On 7 July 2018, a mobile crane was in the process of dismantling one of the two tower cranes that was finished working on the hospital. A mechanical failure caused the mobile crane to collapse along with the tower crane it was dismantling. The accident caused four injuries, damaged two vehicles, and damages solar panels on the roof of the nearby House of Representatives. There was no damage to Abdali Hospital. After the incident,

the Greater Amman Municipality declared that it had certified a few days earlier that the mobile crane was safe to use. ^[18]

Facilities

Abdali Hospital provides care to patients in numerous specialties. Apart from its general surgery section, it has specialists in orthopedics and rheumatology, gynecology, urology and endocrinology, neurology, nephrology, pulmonology, internal medicine, oncology, infectious disease, and anesthesiology. The hospital also offers aesthetic specialties including plastic surgery and dermatology. Finally, there is a women's health center with a specialty in breast cancer. ^{[19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24]}

The emergency room department is equipped with private examination rooms for general treatment. It also has a resuscitation unit and minor operation procedural unit. The department is located on the ground floor and has a separate entrance to facilitate emergency transport to the emergency room and improve patient flow. ^{[25] [26]}

At the time of its construction, Abdali Hospital adopted state of the art medical IT systems which allowed electronic medical records to be integrated in the documentation of the medical conditions and treatments of patients. ^{[27] [28]}

In total, the hospital has ten operating rooms, four endoscopy suites, three catheterization labs, eight dialysis units, 200 hospital beds with twenty intensive care units, the capacity for over 150 clinics, and a conference center that includes an auditorium.^{[ citation needed]} 

Abdali Hospital provides care to patients in numerous specialties. Apart from its general surgery section, it has specialists in: ^{[29] [30]}

• Orthopedic and Rheumatology
• Obstetrics And Gynecology
• Urology
• Endocrinology
• Cardiovascular Care
• Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Plastic Surgery, Dermatology and Aesthetic
• Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT)
• General and Bariatric Surgery
• Endocrinology
• Hematology and Oncology
• Ophthalmology
• Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
• Vascular Surgery
• Nephrology
• Internal Medicine
• Infectious Disease
• Anesthesiology and Pain Management
• Breast and Women’s Health Care
• Pediatric Medicine and Neonatology
• Gastroenterology and Hepatology

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