Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Hospital

Project Description

On a total land area of 224,180 m2, Jaber Al-Ahmed Al- Jaber Al-Sabah Hospital is the latest addition to Kuwait’s state-of-the-art facilities and the largest healthcare facility in the Middle East.

The hospital encompasses the following buildings:

Main Building: 

With a built-up area of 469,370 m2, the building is located at the north side of the hospital site. It comprises a onelevel basement, a ground floor and seven upper floors; 5 of which are for building services.

The building accommodates 1,168 beds in addition to and VIP suites for the visiting Heads of States. It provides a comprehensive range of services including administrative services, intensive and long-term care services, inpatient & outpatient care services, diagnostic & treatment services, trauma center services, and obstetrics & gynecology services.

Dental Building:
With a built-up area of 14,100 m2, the dental building is located near the southwest side of the hospital site. The building consists of a one-level basement for civil defense shelters, a ground floor for patient services and an upper floor for administration offices and laboratories. The facility also provides all amenities necessary for complete and proper dental care.

Staff Accommodation Building:
The residential building is located at the northwest side of the site. With a built-up area of 10,270 m2, it consists of a ground floor for service rooms and one upper floor for staff & nurses accommodation (204 studio rooms).

Service Building:
The building is 20 m deep underground with a reinforced concrete structure, and is located near the south side of the site. With a built-up area of 21,350 m2, it contains central services including laundry, maintenance workshop as well as outdoor service yard.

Parking Areas:
There are a number of parking areas with a total capacity of approximately 4,728 cars, including:

  • A three-level underground parking structure with a built-up area of 171,100 m2
  • Other parking areas located around the buildings

Helipads:
The hospital site includes three helicopter landing pads to provide rapid transfer of critical patient cases from outside as follows:

  • The 1st helipad is on the roof of the Trauma zone on top of the main building
  • The 2nd and the 3rd helipads are on the roof of the 8th floor of the east and west inpatient wings on top of the main building.

Activities

  • Contractual procedures
  • Monitoring the Architectural and MEP
  • Monitoring the Architectural technical works

Scope

  • Technical office services to the main contractor.

Client

Arab Contractors

LOCATION

kuwait

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