SRH breaks ground on Abu Dhabi rehab expansion

Specialized Rehabilitation Hospital has started work on a major Abu Dhabi extension expected to open by the end of 2028. The project would make SRH the UAE’s largest integrated rehabilitation hospital, adding beds, clinics, operating theatres and specialized services under one roof.

Why it matters: - The expansion is designed to increase rehabilitation capacity in Abu Dhabi and keep more complex care within the UAE. - SRH says the project will make the hospital the largest integrated rehabilitation hospital in the country. - The new facility supports Abu Dhabi’s goals for healthcare quality, population health outcomes and medical tourism.

What happened: - Specialized Rehabilitation Hospital broke ground on a new extension in Abu Dhabi on June 27, 2026. - The hospital is part of Capital Health. - The project is being built adjacent to the existing SRH campus. - Senior leaders from the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Capital Group and SRH attended the ceremony.

The details: - The extension will expand inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient subspecialty services, orthopaedic and musculoskeletal care, neurosciences, sports medicine, physical medicine and cardiac rehabilitation. - SRH expects the facility to be completed and operational by the end of 2028. - The expanded hospital will have more than 230 inpatient rehabilitation beds. - The site will include more than 30 outpatient clinics and treatment rooms. - The project also calls for about 12 Bayt Al Qudra rehabilitation gyms. - SRH says the new capacity will give the hospital the UAE’s highest number of inpatient rehabilitation beds, outpatient rehabilitation clinics and rehabilitation gyms under one roof. - The new facility will add outpatient subspecialty services for both paediatric and adult patients. - Those services will include neurology, sports medicine, physical medicine and cardiac rehabilitation. - The project will include modern operating theatres, including an OR of the future. - The operating rooms will support orthopaedic and musculoskeletal surgeries tied directly to rehabilitation programmes.

Between the lines: - Abu Dhabi Capital Group framed the expansion as a long-term investment in specialised healthcare capacity. - SRH leadership positioned the project as part of an internal push for “Growth Through Learning,” tying growth to better care design and multidisciplinary coordination. - The combination of surgery, outpatient specialties and rehab in one location is meant to reduce handoffs between providers and shorten the path from treatment to recovery.

What's next: - Construction will continue toward an expected opening by the end of 2028. - The expanded campus is expected to serve patients across Abu Dhabi, the UAE and the wider region. - SRH says the project will help advance Abu Dhabi’s medical tourism strategy and reduce the need for patients to seek specialised treatment abroad.

The bottom line: - SRH is betting that one large integrated campus can set a new benchmark for rehabilitation care in the UAE and strengthen Abu Dhabi’s position as a regional healthcare hub.