Sheikh Khalifa Medical City unveils expanded Paediatric Intensive Care Unit

Abu Dhabi (WAM): Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, SKMC, has unveiled its expanded Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, PICU, to better serve critical paediatric patients. The 22-bed PICU, which is already operationally the largest in the country, will also have five additional beds added later this year. SKMC, managed by Cleveland Clinic, is part of the SEHA Health System and is owned and operated by Abu Dhabi Health Services Company PJSC, SEHA, which is responsible for the curative activities of all public hospitals and clinics in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. "Our mission is to provide exemplary care for critically ill paediatric patients in the country, and we now have the largest PICU in the UAE, continuing to place Abu Dhabi at the forefront of treatment and care for our most vulnerable residents - our children," said Dr. Aref Al Shehhi, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, SKMC. The PICU was originally set up as a six-bed unit in 2002 within the adult ICU and, at the time, was the first PICU in Abu Dhabi. The dedicated paediatric unit now sees close to 700 critical paediatric patients annually, which continues to increase year on year. Since 2007, the Paediatric Cardiac Surgical Intensive Care team has looked after more than 2,000 children following heart surgery. – Emirates News Agency, WAM