Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort & Spa Dubai provides 5 star medical care

The clinic is a facility available to all guest and associates of Le Royal and Grosvenor House and was opened with the aim of ensuring their health and safety. Initially established in 2005, the clinic has since grown to include a group of 2 on-hand doctors, 5 nurses and 4 paramedics with the aim of providing international standards in medical care.

The clinic hosts the latest in emergency equipment with strong links to local ambulances services, specialists and hospitals. The facilities include spinal support equipment, pre-flight medical assessments service, ECG machines, infant incubator management and advanced life support emergency equipment amongst others. The medical staff has a response time of less than five minutes which is within the 'golden hour' of survival, allowing them to stabilize any emergency whilst waiting for an ambulance.

"Our hotel is home to 2000 associates and an ever growing number of guests. With no hospital in our area, we felt it was our duty to provide basic medical services and in turn peace of mind to both our associates and loyal guests,"

commented Pam Wilby, general manager Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort & Spa and Grosvenor House. "The feedback we receive from both our guests and our associates is amazing and the clinic has grown from basic first aid to provide a wide range of services."

Today the health service team is experienced in all types of medical and trauma emergencies ranging from cardiac emergencies, stroke, heat exhaustion, sports injuries, chronic illnesses, near drowning, childbirth, pediatric emergencies, post surgery complications and diabetic care in addition to providing a free pharmacy delivery services.

"This is a unique service which allows families or individuals with long term illnesses to travel with no health concerns," added Wilby. "Our personalized emergency number can be activated at any point in the hotel or beach area, ensuring our medical team are on hand within a matter of minutes. We want everyone at our hotel to feel safe and secure in the knowledge that no matter what type of medical situation arises our staff is capable of dealing with it at once."