Name change for Welcare Hospital, The City Hospital and all EHL and Welcare clinics in Dubai

Dubai, UAE: Following the news in October that majority shareholder Mediclinic International had acquired all remaining interests in EHL Management Services, the company’s new brand was unveiled today by H.H Sheikh Majid Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, and Dr. Edwin Hertzog, Chairman of Mediclinic International, in a ceremony at Mediclinic City Hospital.

Now known as Mediclinic Middle East, which reflects its position as one of the world’s leading healthcare providers, all hospital and clinics which are part of the group will come together under a single Mediclinic name:

– Welcare Hospital becomes Mediclinic Welcare Hospital
– The City Hospital becomes Mediclinic City Hospital
– EHL Dubai Mall Medical Centre becomes Mediclinic Dubai Mall
– EHL Arabian Ranches Clinic becomes Mediclinic Arabian Ranches
– EHL Meadows Clinic becomes Mediclinic Meadows
– Welcare Clinic Ibn Battuta becomes Mediclinic Ibn Battuta
– Welcare Ambulatory Care Centre becomes Mediclinic Al Sufouh
– Welcare Clinic Qusais becomes Mediclinic Qusais
– Welcare Clinic Mirdif becomes Mediclinic Mirdif
– Emirates Diagnostic Clinic (closed) becomes Mediclinic Beach Road (opening)

Mediclinic International is one of the 10 largest listed private hospital groups in the world with 52 healthcare facilities in Southern Africa, 14 in Switzerland and 10 in the UAE. That such a well-respected name in the global healthcare industry has invested so heavily in the region is great news for UAE residents who demand an international standard of healthcare on their doorstep. In addition, patients of Mediclinic Middle East also have access to the huge bank of knowledge and expertise in our sister platforms in Switzerland and Southern Africa.

Further exciting developments within Mediclinic Middle East include the opening of Mediclinic Beach Road, a brand new 20,000 square feet primary healthcare facility in the Sheikh Hamdan Complex in Jumeirah 1, due to open on 12.12.12.

Background notes

Mediclinic International
Mediclinic International, founded in 1983, is an international private hospital group with operations in South Africa, Namibia, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates, and has been listed on the JSE, the South African securities exchange, since 1986. The Group’s head office is based in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Mediclinic currently has a market capitalisation of approximately R27.6bn and 652.3m ordinary shares in issue.
Visit www.mediclinic.com for more information.

Mediclinic Middle East
Mediclinic Middle East is the largest private healthcare group in Dubai with two hospitals and eight operational clinics which include: Mediclinic Welcare Hospital, Mediclinic City Hospital, Mediclinic Dubai Mall, Mediclinic Arabian Ranches, Mediclinic Meadows, Mediclinic Al Sufouh, Mediclinic Ibn Battuta, Mediclinic Al Qusais, Mediclinic Mirdif and Mediclinic Beach Road.
The business currently employs around 1,900 staff, has the capacity to operate 334 beds, and sees in excess of 600,000 patients per annum in its facilities.

Visit http://www.mediclinic.ae for more information.

For more information, contact:

Arun Avamil
Mediclinic Middle East
Tel: + +971 4 4495285
Email: marketing@mediclinic.ae
Website: http://www.mediclinic.ae