Mubadala Healthcare, Wooridul agree to establish Spine Centre in Abu Dhabi

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About Mubadala Development Company:

Mubadala Development Company (Mubadala) is a Public Joint Stock Company headquartered in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates. Its focus is on developing and managing an extensive and economically diverse portfolio of commercial initiatives. It does this either independently or in partnership with leading international organizations. Mubadala's commercial strategy is fundamentally built on long term capital intensive investments that deliver strong financial returns.

The company manages a multi-billion dollar portfolio of local, regional, and international investments, projects and initiatives. Through its investment and development projects, Mubadala is both a catalyst for, and a reflection of, the drive for economic diversification of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Its impact is evident domestically and internationally in sectors such as energy, aerospace, real estate, healthcare, technology, infrastructure, and services.

Mubadala's sole shareholder is the Government of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

About Mubadala Healthcare:

Mubadala Healthcare is a division of Mubadala Development Company. It is specifically dedicated to creating a robust private healthcare infrastructure for Abu Dhabi and the region.

The division is dedicated to investing in patient care delivery and ancillary services, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and medical equipment and device manufacturing.

Mubadala's healthcare services strategy is designed around the needs of the patient with an absolute commitment to quality. It aims to provide the highest international standards of care and superior clinical outcomes, thereby avoiding the need for UAE patients to travel abroad for medical treatment.

Working with best-in-class clinical operating partners from around the world, Mubadala Healthcare is actively investing in carefully chosen projects in order to achieve this objective.

Together, the projects will form a vertically integrated healthcare delivery network, supported by state-of-the-art IT systems and medical technologies to provide a seamless and high quality patient experience.

As well as improved healthcare, wellbeing and productivity, this new healthcare infrastructure will also bring sound financial returns and encompass further economic diversification and job opportunities for the Emirate's people.

Other Mubadala Healthcare projects:

1. Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi - a state-of-the-art 360-bed Cleveland Clinic hospital; due to open in early 2011

2. Imperial College London Diabetes Centre - a centre of excellence specializing in diabetes treatment, research, training and education; opened in 2006

3. Abu Dhabi Knee & Sports Medicine Centre - the first healthcare facility in the Middle East to specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with knee and sports-related injuries; opened in 2007

4. Tawam Molecular Imaging Centre - a specialist molecular imaging facility including PET-CT and Cyclotron, located on the Tawam Hospital Campus, Al-Ain city; due to open in 2009 and operated in partnership with Johns Hopkins Medicine International

5. Minhaal - the first dual-language online resource providing accurate and up-to-date medical information in both English and Arabic; launched in January 2008

6. National Reference Lab - a fully automated reference laboratory providing services to public and private health providers in Abu Dhabi and the UAE; will revolutionize laboratory testing in the UAE; due to open in 2009

7. Arzanah Medical & Diagnostic Centre - a multi-specialty centre providing a range of medical specialties as well as advanced diagnostic imaging; located at Arzanah, the mixed-use development surrounding Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi and due to open in 2010

About Woordiul Spine Hospital:

Wooridul Spine Hospital has been trying to stand out to be the best professional spine clinic by serving our patients with our outstanding medical skills and innovative surgery techniques.

Our medical crew has endeavored to create new techniques and to present the successful results at the distinguished International meetings & congresses. We are proud of our leading creations contributing towards the level of upgraded conservative treatment and Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery(MISS) for spine problems.

Some of our prominent skills in MISS are: Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy(PELD), Percutaneous Endoscopic Cervical Discectomy(PECD), Percutaneous Endoscopic Thoracic Discectomy(PETD), Percutaneous Endoscopic Laser-assisted Annulopalsty(PELA), Microscopic Laser Discectomy, Laparoscopic Spinal discectomy and fusion, and video-assisted thoracoscopic discectomy and fusion.

We are also equipped for Pain Control, Physical Therapy, Spine Rehabilitation Exercises, and Spinal Function Improvement.

For further information, please contact:

Hanan Harhara
Mubadala Development Company
Tel: +971 50 511 0322