This is a list of hospitals in Oman. There are 59 hospitals in Oman and 897 medical centres, dispensaries, and clinics. Only 10 hospitals are private, and the rest are government hospitals.[1] Prior to 1958, there were only two hospitals in Oman, the Knox Memorial Hospital and another hospital partially financed by the Sultan of Oman. The Ministry of Health was formed by royal decree of Sultan Qaboos bin Said on August 22, 1970. This decree established standards, policies and funding for expansion of public healthcare facilities in Oman. By 2008, there 58 hospitals, including 49 hospitals managed by the Ministry of Public Health, four private hospitals, three hospitals in the Ministry of Defence, one university hospital, and one hospital for the Royal Oman Police. The Ministry of Health also manages 167 health centers.[2]
The following hospitals are located in the Muscat Governorate. The locations within the Governorate are indicated when known:
Name | Location within Muscat | Opened/Refs | |
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Abeer Hospital | Ruwi | [3] | |
Al Hayat International Hospital (Cardiology, Orthopaedics, Diabetes, Gyneac and other specialities) and Al Hayat polyclinics (Al Ghubra, Sohar and Al Hail) | Al-Ghubra | [4] | |
Al Khair Hospital | Ibri | [5] | |
Al Masarra Hospital (Psychiatric Hospital) | Al Hesheia Area at Al-Amerat Willayat | 2013 | |
Al Nahdha Hospital | Ruwi | 1972 | |
Al Shalti Hospital | |||
Aster Al Raffah Hospital | Al-Ghubra Roundabout | [6] [7] | |
Apollo Hospital | Hamriyah | [8] | |
Armed Forces Hospital | Al-Koudh | [9] | |
Badr al Samaa Group of hospitals and polyclinics | Ruwi, Al Khoud, and Al Khuwair | (Ruwi) (Al Khoud) (Al Khuwair) | |
Bilad Bahi Bu Ali Hospital | |||
Boukha Hospital | |||
Burjeel Hospital | Al Khuwair | [10] | |
Deba Hospital | |||
Fakih IVF Hospital | |||
Gulf Specialized Hospital | Al Wattaya (Maktabi Building) | [11] | |
Haima Hospital | |||
Hamdan Hospital | |||
Ibn Sina Hospital | 1984 | ||
Ibri Hospital | Ibri | ||
Izki Hospital | |||
Khoula Hospital (National Trauma Center) | Al Wattya | 1974 | |
KIMS Oman Hospital | Darsait | [12] [13] | |
Lifeline Hospital | Salalah | ||
Lifeline Hospital | Sohar | [14] | |
Masirah Hospital | |||
Muscat Private Hospital | [15] | ||
Muscat Private Hospital and IVF Center | [16] | ||
NMC Healthcare Specialty Hospital | Al-Ghoubra | [17] | |
NMC Healthcare Specialty Hospital | Ruwi | ||
NMC Healthcare Specialty Hospital | Al Hail | ||
Oman International Hospital | Ghubrah and Muscat | [18] | |
Police Hospital | |||
Quiriyat Hospital | Qurayyat | ||
The Royal Hospital | Bosher | 1987[19] | |
Starcare Group of Hospitals (Seeb) | Seeb | ||
Starcare Group of Hospitals (Bousher) | Bousher | [20] | |
Sultan Qaboos University Hospital | Seeb | 1990 | |
Wadi Mistal Hospital | Nakhal |
The following hospitals and clinics are located outside of the Muscat Governorate:
The following medical centers and clinics (not hospitals) are located in Oman: