Neom Co, the developer of the NEOM giga project in northwest Saudi Arabia, has appointed Dammam-based Burj Al Shifa Medical Complex to design, construct and operate a new health and wellness centre.  

International SOS - Al Rushaid, which manages the Burj Al Shifa Medical Complex, said in a statement that the NEOM Community Advanced Health Centre will provide [health and wellbeing] services to the NEOM community and is scheduled to open by the end of the first half of 2021. 

International SOS - Al Rushaid is a joint venture (JV) between International SOS and Saudi’s Al Rushaid Group. The JV had developed and implemented a complete health and safety risk management programme for NEOM since March 2020. 

The statement said the Burj Al Shifa Medical Complex will operate and maintain the NEOM Community Advanced Health Centre for three years with a potential extension of 18 months.  

Al Rushaid Construction Co. Ltd. (ARCC), an Al Rushaid Group company and one of the largest construction companies in the Kingdom, is delivering the construction phase of the project. 

At its peak, the NEOM Community Advanced Health Centre, will serve a population of approximately 2,000 over the course of the three-year project, the statement noted. 

The NEOM project, according to the statement, will eventually incorporate communities, ports and enterprise zones, research centres, sports and entertainment venues, and tourist destinations covering a total area of 26,500 square kilometres. It will be the home and workplace for more than a million residents from around the world. 

(Writing by SA Kader; Editing by Anoop Menon) 

(anoop.menon@refinitiv.com) 

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