The New Maternity Hospital is the first medical project in the Middle East that has one specialty, built at a cost of KD 220 million. In cooperation with the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Public Works in Kuwait, the hospital is three times larger than the old one and expected to be ready by the first quarter of 2023.

Kuwait Times spoke with Meshaal Al-Enezi, Project Engineer at the New Maternity Hospital, about the project’s details.

Kuwait Times: Where is the project located and how many floors and departments does it have?

Meshaal Al-Enezi: The project is located in the Al-Sabah medical zone opposite the existing maternity hospital in a prime location on the Arabian Gulf coast, and comprises of four main buildings interlinked by air-conditioned bridges. The main hospital consists of a basement and a six-floor podium topped by three towers ranging from 13 to 17 floors. The outpatient building consists of two car parks, a basement, ground and five floors. The multistorey car park consists of two basements, ground, five floors and a shaded parking roof. The central utilities building houses all MEP equipment and is connected to the main hospital building through a 51-m-long services tunnel.

The New Maternity Hospital is a state-of-the-art specialized hospital having all clinical and non-clinical departments related to obstetrics and gynecology diagnostics and treatment including an emergency ward, laboratories, pharmacies, radiology, intensive care units for adults and neonatal patients, outpatient clinics and nutrition services, besides the administration, engineering and general services support departments.

KT: Going deeper into the details of the projects, who are the people involved in the construction, and why this design?

Enezi: The parties involved in the design and construction of this project are:

End-user/beneficiary: Ministry of Health

Client: Ministry of Public Works

Consultant for design review and full onsite supervision: Pan Arab Consulting Engineering

Main Contractor and Designer: Impresa Pizzarotti Co, assisted by a consortium of international healthcare consultants, Studio Altery, local consultant S Al-Marzouk and AbiHanna SSH.

65 specialized subcontractors executing all kinds of works including medical equipment and medical and non-medical furnishings.

KT: What are the tasks and works of the projects? What are the phases involved?

Enezi: The project is a design and build project. It has six main phases, specifically concept design, schematic design, design development, final design, and then the ongoing construction phase, followed by completion of works and handing over to MoH in the operation and maintenance phase.