Thumbay Group has announced a number of construction projects worth around AED 600mn ($163mn) related to its healthcare division.
The group’s own construction division, Thumbay Builders will carry out the work which will focus mainly on healthcare facilities in Ajman, including its Gulf Medical University (GMU).
The upcoming projects include a Thumbay Hospital with 300-plus beds, a dental hospital with 60 chairs and a rehabilitation center, all within the GMU campus and expected to be completed in 15 months. Once complete, the hospital will be the biggest private academic hospital in the Middle East region.
“With these projects, Thumbay Group will cement its position as the largest private academic healthcare provider in the region. In addition to being the teaching hospital of Gulf Medical University, the new hospital will have ultramodern facilities, and will uphold Thumbay Group’s tradition of providing high quality healthcare services at affordable costs,” said Thumbay Moideen.
Other projects include a housing project with a hotel, separate hostels for boys and girls and staff accommodation which is expected to be complete in two years. The housing project will provide campus living facilities for students and faculty of GMU, and it will have studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom furnished apartments.
An office tower and hospitality project are other upcoming projects in the GMU campus, expected to be completed in nine months.
Thumbay Builders will also be involved in the expansion project at Thumbay Hospital – Dubai, expanding the hospital’s Out Patient Department and the construction of Thumbay Head Office to be completed in 18 months.