Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Corniche Hospital, part of the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA) – a subsidiary of the PureHealth Group – the UAE’s largest integrated healthcare platform, has launched a new, exciting model of care in its outpatient obstetric clinics – Al Heba Clinics – to commemorate the International Day of the Midwife.

Part of the vision of H.H. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Corniche Hospital first opened its doors in 1977 and its mission has since been to deliver exceptional healthcare in a family-centered and compassionate manner to the women and newborns in the community. With over 300,000 newborns delivered in the past 46 years, Corniche Hospital has carved a niche as a trusted provider of women’s and newborn healthcare services in the country.

Speaking about its unique position as a trusted partner in motherhood, Dr Paul Bosio, Chief Medical Officer and Acting CEO of the Corniche Hospital, said: “Corniche Hospital cherishes its unique responsibility in the community as the trusted provider of women’s and newborn healthcare. Midwives have always been at the centre of every woman’s birthing experience at Corniche Hospital. They work at the threshold of life to support and guide mothers through the most momentous of experiences, the bringing of a new life into the world. At Corniche Hospital, we have a long and proud history of midwives and obstetricians working closely together as one team to always provide the best support and medical expertise for women and their babies in labour.”

Speaking further about the new model of care, Dr Bosio added: “As we strive to meet the highest clinical and patient standards and expectations, we have renovated and rebranded the hospital’s obstetrics clinics with a new name, Al Heba, meaning ‘gift’ in Arabic. The Al Heba clinics offer extended operating hours into evenings, with full-time consultants dedicated to follow each patient throughout her pregnancy.”

A. Al Mansouri, mother of 5 and currently following up at Corniche Hospital on her 6th pregnancy, said: “The high level of care and attention to me and my newborns every time I delivered at Corniche Hospital has been exceptional. Each member of the team went above and beyond to ensure that we were comfortable and taken care of. What always touched me was the genuine warmth and empathy that radiated from the midwives who accompanied me. The compassion, care, and professionalism has been exceptional.”

The International Day of the Midwife is a symbolic date to celebrate the direct connection between the hospital and motherhood, as thousands of UAE residents born at Corniche Hospital have an emotional connection with its legacy.

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About SEHA

The Abu Dhabi Health Services Company PJSC (SEHA) is an independent, public joint stock company created to develop the curative activities of the public healthcare system in Abu Dhabi. The company owns and operates all the public hospitals and clinics of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. SEHA is a PureHealth asset, the UAE's largest integrated healthcare platform.

SEHA is committed to continuous improvement of customer care to recognized international standards and providing the community with world-class healthcare. SEHA operates 16 hospitals with over 3,900 beds, 74 ambulatory care, family care and urgent care centers and 3 blood banks. Its facilities accommodate 117,162 inpatients annually and conduct 43,262 surgeries, as well as treating more than five million outpatients.

SEHA is one of the largest integrated healthcare providers in the Middle East with more than 14,000 doctors, nurses, ancillary care, and administrative personnel. Learn more at www.seha.ae

About PureHealth

By advancing the science of longevity, PureHealth is introducing the healthcare of the future from the United Arab Emirates to the rest of the world. PureHealth is the UAE's largest integrated healthcare platform with an ecosystem that challenges lifespans and reimagines health spans. With 25+ hospitals, 100+ clinics, multiple diagnostic centres, insurance solutions, pharmacies, health tech, procurement, investments and more.

With groundbreaking innovations at the forefront of healthcare, the company is on a mission to unlock time for humankind.

Pure Health’s network of healthcare facilities across Abu Dhabi and the Northern Emirates comprises:

  • SEHA – Abu Dhabi Health Services Company – one of the largest healthcare networks of hospitals and clinics in the UAE
  • Daman – The National Health Insurance Company, the UAE’s leading health insurer
  • The Medical Office – Overseeing Sheikh Khalifa Hospitals and healthcare facilities established under the initiatives of H.H. The President of the UAE
  • Rafed – The UAE’s largest healthcare Group Purchasing Organisation
  • Pure Lab – Managing and Operating the largest network of laboratories in the region. 
  • Abu Dhabi Stem Cells Centre – Specialist healthcare centre focused on cell therapy and regenerative medicine.
  • One Health – Sales, service support, and engineering network that provides end-to-end medical solutions to a base of over 300 healthcare service providers.
  • The Life Corner – Abu Dhabi’s first holistic pharmacy, serving the health and wellness establishment.

To learn more, please visit www.purehealth.ae