Dubai, UAE – Aster DM Healthcare is developing Medcare Royal Hills Hospital, a new multi-specialty tertiary-care hospital in Dubai Studio City and the group’s 12th hospital in the UAE. The project was reported on 5 November 2026.
Project at a glance
- Investment: AED 350 million (about $95.3 million)
- Capacity: 144 beds and six operating theatres
- Size: around 239,000 sq ft gross floor area and 430,000 sq ft built-up area
- Contractor: engineering and MEP firm Menasco
The hospital forms part of Aster’s plan to invest more than AED 1 billion in the UAE over five years, extending its premium Medcare brand in Dubai.
Key specialties
- Oncology centre covering medical, surgical and radiation oncology, with a linear accelerator, PET-CT and planned bone marrow transplantation
- Immunology and haematology
- Advanced cardiology and cardiac surgery with a catheterisation lab
- Neurology and spine care, plus neuro-interventional and interventional radiology
- Robotic-assisted surgery
- Paediatric intensive care, endoscopy/ERCP, a sleep laboratory and critical care
- An emergency department with 18 observation beds, including trauma care
- Women’s health with a labour, delivery and recovery suite and a water birth unit
What it means for residents
The hospital will bring advanced cancer, heart and neuro care closer to fast-growing communities in Dubai’s south-west, including Studio City, Motor City, Arjan and Dubai Hills. An opening date has not yet been announced.
Source: TradeArabia.
