Participation highlights the UAE healthcare sector’s role as a trusted partner in global medical preparedness.
Saudi German Health UAE, one of the UAE’s leading healthcare groups, joined some of the world’s foremost military medicine experts at the opening of the 46th ICMM World Congress on Military Medicine at ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi.
Hosted in the UAE capital for the first time, the congress brings together military medical leaders, clinicians, researchers, policymakers and innovators from around the world. The Group’s participation puts the capabilities of UAE healthcare in the spotlight on this international platform.
The involvement goes beyond simply representing the UAE healthcare sector. ICMM provides a forum where military medicine’s core strengths — speed, coordination and resilience under pressure — intersect with the expertise of civilian healthcare systems.
For Saudi German Health UAE, participating in the discussions in Abu Dhabi offers an opportunity to showcase the clinical capabilities developed in the country and contribute to partnerships that could shape the future of trauma preparedness.
Dr Ahmed Eissa, Group CEO of Saudi German Health UAE, said: “As one of the UAE’s leading healthcare groups, Saudi German Health UAE carries a responsibility to be present wherever the future of medical readiness is being shaped, and there is no more important platform for that than the ICMM World Congress. Its convening in Abu Dhabi affirms the UAE’s standing as a global centre of medical leadership. Readiness is no longer the responsibility of military medicine alone; it is a national capability, built when military and civilian health systems plan, train and respond as one. Our participation brings the clinical depth developed in the UAE to the world’s most important table on medical readiness, and builds the partnerships that will raise the standard of trauma and emergency care for every patient we serve.”
He added: “Our presence at ICMM reflects Saudi German Health UAE’s commitment to advancing the highest standards of trauma, orthopaedic and emergency care, and to contributing to the UAE’s healthcare leadership on the global stage. Guided by our philosophy of ‘Caring Like Family’, we will carry the knowledge exchanged here into the care we deliver to every patient who walks through our doors.”
With a network of multidisciplinary and specialised hospitals and clinics across Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman, Saudi German Health UAE brought to the congress the experience of a healthcare group equipped to support critically injured patients through every stage of treatment, from initial emergency assessment to recovery.
At ICMM, the Group highlighted three key areas of trauma preparedness: orthopaedics and trauma, healthcare innovation, and emergency medicine.
Orthopaedics and trauma: specialist treatment under one roof
A central part of the Group’s participation was Saudi German Orthopaedic and Trauma Hospital, a dedicated specialist facility within Batterjee Medical City in Dubai.
The hospital treats a wide range of musculoskeletal injuries and conditions, including complex trauma, polytrauma, fractures, joint conditions, spinal disorders and sports injuries.
Its Orthopaedics Department is accredited by the Surgical Review Corporation as a Center of Excellence in Orthopedic Surgery. Specialist orthopaedic and trauma teams work alongside advanced operating theatres, MRI, CT and X-ray diagnostic facilities, a fully equipped intensive care unit and round-the-clock emergency services.
For patients with multiple injuries, this integrated setup brings diagnostic imaging, surgical expertise, operating facilities and intensive care within reach, helping minimise delays that can affect recovery and long-term function.
Innovation that helps patients regain their lives
For Saudi German Health UAE, innovation extends beyond the operating theatre. The Group also showcased its robotic rehabilitation programme, which combines robotic exoskeletal systems, virtual reality-supported exercises and real-time biofeedback.
These technologies work together to tailor each rehabilitation programme to a patient’s condition, progress and individual recovery goals. Patients can track their improvement in real time, while clinicians can make adjustments to therapy as treatment progresses. This approach aims to make rehabilitation more precise, engaging and personalised.
Emergency medicine: where every recovery begins
Every trauma care journey starts in the Emergency Department, which the Group placed at the centre of its message. Emergency physicians work closely with diagnostic, surgical, anaesthesia and critical care teams to assess and stabilise patients before moving them swiftly to the appropriate level of treatment.
Dr Abdullah Al Rumaithi, Group Chief Medical Officer of Saudi German Health UAE, said: “Trauma care is a chain of survival and recovery. It begins with the first emergency assessment and runs through imaging, surgery, intensive care and rehabilitation. A delay at any one stage can change the entire outcome.”
He added: “That is why our Emergency Department connects directly to our trauma specialists, operating theatres, critical care and rehabilitation teams. We measure innovation by the minutes it saves, the clarity it brings to clinical decisions and the function it gives back to our patients. That was the message we brought to ICMM.”
Contributing to a global conversation
Saudi German Health UAE’s participation strengthened its engagement with international medical institutions, researchers and technology leaders. It also provided an opportunity to bring practical civilian healthcare expertise into global discussions on trauma preparedness, emergency response and medical innovation.
The 46th ICMM World Congress on Military Medicine continues at ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi until November 13, 2026.
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