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Dubai-based contracting firm General Construction Company has been appointed as the main contractor for Prime Heart & Lung Hospital in Dubai Healthcare City.

The estimated $122m hospital will be a nine-storey building with a built-up area of over 33,000 square metres.

Local firm Lacasa Architects & Engineering Consultants has replaced Stantec as the project consultant.

The project is being developed by UAE-based Prime Healthcare, which broke ground on the facility in December 2022.

The project was put on hold after initial piling works, which were undertaken by Dubai-headquartered Stromek Emirates.

The construction works have resumed on the site.

According to an official statement, the hospital will have three specialised centres dedicated to cardiology, pulmonology and oncology.

The heart centre will offer a range of invasive and non-invasive diagnostic procedures, as well as interventional procedures for coronary artery disease, valve disorders, structural heart disorders and arrhythmias. 

The lung centre will address all aspects of the diagnosis, management and treatment of respiratory conditions. 

At the Marie Curie cancer institute, patients will have access to a comprehensive cancer care system.

GlobalData expects the construction industry in the UAE to expand by 4.6% in real terms in 2024, supported by improved investments in transport, industrial and residential construction projects. The industry’s growth in 2024 will also be supported by private-sector investments in the real estate sector. 

The institutional construction sector is expected to grow in real terms by 4% in 2024 and register an annual average growth rate of 3.3% in 2025-28, supported by investments in healthcare and education building projects.