Centre of Excellence - CoE
Highest Levels of Care in Specialised Programmes
Stroke
Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City Abu Dhabi
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Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
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Bariatric Surgery
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Frequently Asked Questions
For Community Members
To ensure that patients who require the most complex clinical procedures, receive them in a Centre of Excellence, which meets the necessary requirements to deliver these services with the best patient outcomes.
If a CoE treatment is necessary, a patient would be referred for such treatment by a clinician.
If a CoE treatment is necessary, a patient would be referred for such treatment by a clinician.
A CoE is a specialised and distinguished programme within DoH licensed healthcare facilities, accredited by the DoH to undertake very complex clinical procedures. In order to get the accreditation as a CoE, healthcare facilities need to demonstrate their capability, staffing, research, training and most importantly clinical outcomes.
These are the CoE with their standards published in the DoH website. Please note that there will be more specialities to follow:
- Adult Cardiac Surgery
- Hematopoietic Stem cell Transplantation
- Pediatric cardiac surgery
- Stroke
- Bariatric Surgery
Yes, a non-UAE resident can be referred for treatment at a CoE. Payment would be either self-pay or by individual’s medical insurance coverage.
The Centre of Excellence clinical standards defines the necessary accreditations, including workforce requirement for a CoE.
These are the COE services to be received at CoEs:
- Adult cardiac surgery
- Hematopoietic Stem cell Transplantation
- Paediatric cardiac surgery
- Stroke
- Bariatric Surgery
For Facilities
- High clinical quality & patient safety outcomes
- World class patient experience
- Promote research and education
- Position Abu Dhabi as world-class destination for healthcare
A healthcare facility does not become a CoE. A CoE is specialised and distinguished programme within a DoH licensed Healthcare facility, which can provide an exceptionally high level of expertise and multidisciplinary resources centred on particular services and service. These services are delivered in a comprehensive, interdisciplinary fashion to achieve the best patient outcomes possible.
In order to designate Centres of Excellence in certain specialties, DoH is publishing circulars, that define the necessary requirements and submission dates.
All published circulars can be accessed through the following link:
https://www.doh.gov.ae/en/resources/Circulars
As for Centre of Excellence standards, they can be accessed through the following link:
https://www.doh.gov.ae/en/resources/standards
The Centre of Excellence clinical standards defines the necessary accreditations, including workforce requirement for a CoE
Recruitment is the responsibility of the CoE Facility itself.
Dates are mentioned in the circular once its published.
A healthcare facility is permitted to provide a specialised and distinguished programme that requires exceptionally high levels of expertise and multidisciplinary resources centred on particular services and service lines. These services are delivered in a comprehensive, interdisciplinary fashion to achieve the best patient outcomes possible.
- System and Leadership
- Infrastructure
- Clinical Services
- Improved Outcomes
- Research
- Education
- Accreditation
To find out more, please visit the following link:
DoH Standard for Centers of Excellence
Last updated: 21 Dec 2024
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