Vienna Medical University – a European Partner of Al Ain Hospital
Vienna Medical University (MUV), one of Europe’s most prestigious medical research and teaching institutions with an outstanding history and tradition covering more than 600 years, delivers the medical services at Al Ain Hospital.
In 2007, Al Ain Hospital entered into partnership with VAMED, and Vienna Medical University, which is responsible for delivering medical services at the renowned Vienna General Hospital (AKH). This is Europe’s largest maximum care hospital and it has 36 clinics and institutes, more than 2,200 beds and around 9,000 staff, including 1,600 physicians and 4,500 allied health and nursing workers.
The close partnership with Vienna Medical University facilitates an intensive skills transfer in all medical departments. As part of this process, Al Ain Hospital hosts regular visits from some of Europe's foremost consultants from Vienna Medical University, enabling our patients to access the most advanced procedures and treatments, based on the latest medical research, just as soon as they need it.
The collaboration with Vienna Medical University means that our patients can draw on a pool of medical expertise which is unequalled in Europe and the Middle East. Al Ain Hospital attaches great importance to interdisciplinary cooperation, holistic medicine, team work, and the highest standards of professional training and qualifications for all its consultants and staff.
At a glance: Vienna Medical University
Founded in 1365 as a Medical Faculty of the University of Vienna, the Vienna Medical University is now one of the world’s largest and most renowned medical universities.
Excellent research work of outstanding quality makes it what it is today – one of the world's leading universities. Vienna Medical University is a state-of-the-art organisation with deep historic roots in research and teaching. It has 5,000 employees, including 1,800 researchers and 1,600 medical doctors, and there are also 8,500 students. Around 100,000 in-patients and half a million out-patients are treated in the University’s patient care facilities every year.
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