Vision is the most important sense of our 5 senses, any problem that affects it is not to be taken lightly as ignoring treatment may result not only in bad vision but may lead to blindness. So, to choose a good hospital to treat your family members or yourself, you have to go through extensive research among the best hospitals and compare them in terms of services, the level of medical care and the experience of the medical team for each hospital. This article will provide you with all the information, criteria and factors that enable you to choose the best eye hospital in Dubai for you and your family.

So, how can you start choosing the best eye hospital in Dubai?

When choosing a hospital for treatment, it is necessary to collect all possible information about each hospital and the more information you have, the better the hospital you find in Dubai to get the medical care you desire, this info includes:

• The hospital’s website.
• Read their reviews from other patients.
• Read their brochures and their blog articles.
• Find more about their medical team and staff.
• Hospital accreditation and quality of services.
• Hospital’s diagnostic and therapeutic equipment.
• Hospital’s accommodation facilities and aftercare.
• Hospital’s cleanness.
• The professionalism and friendliness of the medical staff.
• Is it covered by your insurance company? In a multicultural city like Dubai, finding a doctor and medical staff that can speak your same language or has the same cultural background is a huge plus. Is it financially possible to admit yourself to this hospital if the insurance doesn’t cover the procedure?
• The success rate of the hospital’s surgeries and procedures.
• For some people, having easy access to the hospital is mandatory like being in the city center near bus stops, metro stations or free parking.

So, let’s breakdown some of the points necessary to choose the best eye hospital in Dubai:

 

Hospital accreditation and quality

One of the first things to consider when choosing a hospital is its credentials and certifications which goes as follows:

• Accreditation of the hospital or clinic from one of the recognized accreditation institutions and the most important accreditation body in the health field is JCI.
• It must be ensured that the hospital is JCI accredited and that accreditation is still valid.
• You can facilitate the search by viewing the list of health centers and hospitals accredited by JCI.
• There are also other searchable credits such as the ISO from the International Standards Organization, as they accredit hospitals by international quality standards.
• The local accreditation standards obtained by the hospital from local accreditation bodies in the UAE.
• Ensure that there are good relations between the hospital, international health institutions, and health insurance companies.

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Services or facilities provided by the best eye hospitals in Dubai:

Most major hospitals provide many medical and non-medical services, and we can identify them as follows:

a. Non-medical services:

• Some hospitals offer five-star hotel accommodations in overnight surgeries.
• Hospitals’ offers may include transfers, interviews with doctors, and required examinations all in one offer.
• The availability of special suites and rooms for patients and companions as well.

b. Hospital services and medical facilities:

Looking for the perfect medical services provided by the hospital is an essential part of your choice of hospital, so you need to know the following:

• Is the department you seek available at the hospital you are looking for or not?
• Are the doctors in this hospital experienced enough to handle your case?
• Does the hospital have the required equipment for your procedure?
• Does the hospital have state-of-the-art diagnostic devices?
• Do they follow the latest guidelines in treatment and drug administration? Are the drugs used approved by the FDA organization or not?
• The hospital is not only a building and equipment. The expertise of the medical, nursing and technical staff is very important and must be taken into consideration when selecting the best hospital for treatment, no matter how simple the disease is.

Type of healthcare provided by the best eye hospital in Dubai during treatment

One of the advantages of medical tourism in Dubai is saving and comfort, where the patient can get the best medical care in a touristic way, such as:

• Providing patients with hotel accommodations as part of the service provided to you by the hospital.
• Knowing the type of meals provided, and you can choose what you can eat according to what the treating doctor allows or your personal preference.
• Knowing the nursing services provided by the hospital, and whether you can have a personal nursing team around the clock if your condition is critical and serious.
• The stage of care or convalescence that follows the treatment period is one of the most important stages of treatment where the patient needs to recover after surgery or treatment. Especially if your case requires a long term of recovery.
• Know the hospital's emergency services in case of any complications during surgery or treatment. Do they provide digital medical records for your follow up visits and in case you need a second opinion with another doctor? These records and documents are references of great importance to your physician after your return from the treatment journey.
• If the hospital digitally saves the medical records of patients, x-rays and the results of the tests, it can be sent by e-mail to your doctor after returning to your country, and this is one of the advantages of the hospital that you have chosen.

Social responsibility:

Part of what makes a good hospital great is its ability to give back to society this means that they realize the importance of maintaining the vision for both financially capable and non-privileged too. some of the social responsibilities include awareness campaigns and pro-bono surgeries,  

Magrabi’s advice:

Magrabi Hospitals is distinguished because it has all the advantages mentioned earlier in the article in terms of international accreditations and the experience of its doctors and the service it provides to its patients, whether the procedure is simple or complicated. Magrabi Hospitals with all its branches in all Arab countries especially in Dubai aims to provide distinguished and complete medical care for all patients in addition to that Magrabi Hospitals is proud to have an elite group of experienced doctors in all fields and medical specialties and also has the latest diagnostic and treatment devices. As for the departments of eye surgery, Magrabi Hospitals and centers are distinguished by including the latest devices and modern technologies for performing surgical operations, and also is distinguished by the inclusion of a group of anesthesiologists with high experience in the field of anesthesia and post-operative care. In addition to hospital nursing staff who provide medical services at the highest level in both phases before treatment and after treatment.