Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City

Name

Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City

Legal name

Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City

Website

https://ssmc.ae

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Acute Care Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (62211), Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (622310)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Health Systems Strengthening & Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Partnerships (HLAJAOAL)

Keywords

• Acute care hospital
• Specialty medical services
• Clinical research trials
• Medical education programs
• Healthcare simulation training

Headquarters

HQ city

Abu Dhabi

HQ country

United Arab Emirates

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Patient Care Services: Revenue generated from comprehensive medical services including consultations, procedures, surgeries, diagnostic tests, inpatient and outpatient care, emergency services, and specialized treatments across all hospital departments and clinics.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC) is an acute-care medical city in Abu Dhabi delivering comprehensive inpatient, outpatient, surgical, emergency, and critical care services across multiple specialties including surgery, medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology, oncology, and clinical imaging. It operates specialized centers (Neuroscience Institute, IBD Centre, Burn Centre, Barakatna Clinic) and runs an academic medical program that integrates clinical care with graduate medical education, continuing medical education, simulation-based training, and Phase 1-4 clinical trials.

Product overview

Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC) operates as a comprehensive acute-care medical city in Abu Dhabi, offering integrated healthcare services through specialized departments (Surgery, Medicine, Pediatrics, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Clinical Imaging, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Anesthesiology, Radiation Oncology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation). SSMC provides specialized centers including the Neuroscience Institute, IBD Centre, Burn Centre, and Barakatna Clinic for senior care. The organization combines clinical care with academic medical education through its Graduate Medical Education Centre, CME Centre, and Centre of Innovation and Medical Simulation. Research capabilities include a Clinical Trials Unit conducting Phase 1-4 trials, AI-based diagnostic systems (ClinGRAD, MAGNET-AD), and gene therapy programs. Patient services extend to executive health programs, travel clinic, and international patient services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Neuroscience Institute: A specialized institute offering cutting-edge care for neurological conditions at SSMC.
• IBD Centre
• Barakatna Clinic
• Burns Center of Excellence
• Memory Clinic

Products and services

• Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC) Major acute-care medical facility in Abu Dhabi offering comprehensive inpatient, outpatient, surgical, emergency, and critical care services across specialties including surgery, medicine, pediatrics, oncology, and clinical imaging.
• Neuroscience Institute Specialized institute at SSMC providing care for neurological conditions including neurology, neurosurgery, and interventional neuroradiology.
• IBD Centre Inflammatory Bowel Disease Centre providing comprehensive care for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, including diagnosis, treatment, clinical trials, and patient education.
• Barakatna Clinic Specialized senior care clinic under the Barakatna Initiative providing comprehensive one-hour multidisciplinary assessments for patients aged 65+, covering pharmacy, physiotherapy, nutrition, psychology, cognition, balance, and continence care; insurance limited to Thiqa plans.
• Burn Centre Specialized burn treatment facility, the only burn and trauma centre in Abu Dhabi, part of the Department of Emergency Medicine.
• Travel Health Clinic Clinic offering pre-travel health consultations, vaccinations, and destination-specific health advice for international travelers.
• Executive Health Programme Comprehensive health assessment and wellness program designed for executives and high-profile individuals, providing time-efficient preventive screening and check-ups.
• GI Genius Screening Program Gastrointestinal screening program using AI-powered GI Genius technology for enhanced detection and diagnosis during endoscopic procedures.
• Clinical Trials Unit (CTU) Specialized research unit conducting Phase 1-4 clinical trials, observational studies, AI/Machine Learning studies, and gene therapy trials; recognized as one of two centers in the Middle East chosen for gene therapy clinical trials.
• Centre of Innovation and Medical Simulation (CIMS) Simulation-based medical training center offering high-fidelity adult, pediatric, and obstetric manikins, virtual reality simulators, task trainers, and surgical simulators for training healthcare professionals.
• Graduate Medical Education Centre Medical education center providing residency, fellowship, and continuing medical education programs for physicians, with a teaching faculty of over 350 physicians.
• CASGEVY Gene Therapy First CRISPR-Cas9 based gene therapy in the UAE administered at SSMC for inherited blood disorders including sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia, developed in partnership with Vertex Pharmaceuticals.
• ClinGRAD and MAGNET-AD AI Systems AI diagnostic systems based on graph neural networks developed jointly with MBZUAI to improve early detection and classification of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, supporting clinicians with diagnosis and disease progression prediction.
• International Patient Services Dedicated services for international patients seeking specialized medical care, including visa assistance, travel arrangements, accommodation support, and language interpretation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 400 catheter and device-based cardiac interventions performed in 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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AI capability5 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Vertex PharmaceuticalscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 January 2026Partnership for administration of CASGEVY (exagamglogene autotemcel), the UAE's first gene therapy for sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia using CRISPR-Cas9 technology. The therapy targets root genetic causes of inherited blood disorders and was administered at SSMC in January 2026.
• Abu Dhabi Stem Cells CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 January 2026Partnership under supervision of Department of Health - Abu Dhabi for gene therapy treatments including CASGEVY for sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia.
• Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 October 2025Joint development of AI systems ClinGRAD and MAGNET-AD based on graph neural networks to improve early detection and classification of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. SSMC contributed clinical expertise and data for the AI systems.
• Medicus Pharma Ltd.minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 October 2025Phase 2 clinical trial for Sknjct-004 non-invasive treatment of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) of the skin, conducted at SSMC as one of six UAE study sites.
• Khalifa UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2023Ongoing collaborative projects in AI research, contributing to the hospital's research ecosystem and academic mission.
• China Medical University Hospital (CMUH), TaiwancoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2023AI mega studies collaboration in endocrinology (osteoporosis) and cardiology (congestive heart failure) research.
• Department of Health - Abu DhabicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2023Preferred site for biotech and pharma investors including JP Morgan Chase; advisory role in DoH's Abu Dhabi's Life Sciences Innovation Hub with PWC; DoH grant awardee for 5 grants in AI and IoT research.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi: Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi is a multispecialty academic medical centre on Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi, operating under a Cleveland Clinic license. It is the closest direct competitor to SSMC in complex tertiary care, medical education, and research within the same emirate.
• Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SEHA/SKMC): SKMC is a flagship SEHA tertiary hospital in Abu Dhabi sharing the same public payer ecosystem and academic medical mission. It is a direct peer in complex care, residency training, and clinical research within Abu Dhabi.

Regional players

• Burjeel Hospital Abu Dhabi: Burjeel is a leading UAE private hospital group with flagship tertiary facilities in Abu Dhabi. It is a regional peer competing for complex medical cases, international patients, and physician talent in the same geography.
• Mediclinic Middle East: Mediclinic operates multiple hospitals and clinics across the UAE, including Abu Dhabi. It is a regional peer offering comparable multi-specialty acute care with a strong international reputation, competing for insured and expatriate patients.
• King's College Hospital London – Dubai: King's College Hospital London – Dubai is a UAE-based academic hospital licensed from a UK teaching hospital, combining complex tertiary care with medical education and research. It is a regional peer in the academic-medical-centre model SSMC pursues.
• Aga Khan University Hospital: Aga Khan University Hospital is a teaching hospital in Karachi with multiple satellite facilities across South Asia and East Africa. It is a regional peer in academic medical care, residency training, and clinical research under a mission-driven model similar to SSMC.
• NMC Healthcare: NMC Healthcare is one of the largest private hospital operators in the UAE. It is a regional peer in multi-specialty acute care across Abu Dhabi and the wider UAE, with comparable referral networks and insurance relationships.

Emerging players

• Mubadala Health (including Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Imperial College London Diabetes Centre): Mubadala Health is an Abu Dhabi government-backed integrated healthcare platform operating specialty and tertiary assets in the same emirate as SSMC. It is an emerging peer pursuing similar complex-care, research, and medical-tourism ambitions in Abu Dhabi.

Broad incumbents

• Cleveland Clinic (US): Cleveland Clinic is the US parent of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi and one of the world's leading academic health systems. It is a broad incumbent whose operating model, clinical standards, and academic structure are explicitly replicated by SSMC's competitors and benchmarked by SSMC itself.
• Mayo Clinic: Mayo Clinic is a global benchmark for integrated clinical care, research, and medical education. It is a broad incumbent representing the academic-medical-centre archetype SSMC is positioned against in advanced tertiary and quaternary services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/SSMCAbuDhabi
• Instagraminstagram.com/ssmcabudhabi
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ssmcabudhabi

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

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