UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Visits Children's National Hospital in Washington

Look: UAE President visits Children's National Hospital in Washington

Paid parking in Dubai: Residents face up to Dh4,000 extra yearly costs when new rates kick in UAE President Sheikh Mohamed, visited the Children's National Hospital in Washington, as part of his official visit to the US. Sheikh Mohamed's tour included the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Paediatric Surgical Innovation, which provides the latest treatments in the field of paediatric surgery from various countries around the world. The UAE President listened to an explanation of the technologies and innovations that the institute continues to develop to treat its patients, including the "miniature pacemaker" designed for infants, the first model of which Sheikh Mohamed had seen in 2019. Today, thanks to the support of the UAE, it is used in more than 40 paediatric patients, five of whom are newborns. Sheikh Mohamed was also briefed on the tasks of the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Command Centre, which uses advanced artificial intelligence technologies to diagnose and proactively detect critical medical conditions such as cardiac arrests, which increases the chances of successful treatments and saves patients' lives. The center allows surgeons and cardiologists to provide remote medical consultations with doctors from around the world, including Abu Dhabi and the UAE field hospital in Gaza.

UAE President visits National Children's Hospital in Washington

The UAE has been a longtime supporter of the hospital and this latest visit by reflects a continuous commitment to enhancing the care provided to its young patients. The hospital's Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation was made possible through a USD 150 million gift from the UAE, and the opening of the Children's National Research & Innovation Campus was also supported through a further commitment of USD 30 million. During his tour, he met with senior officials and medical staff and visited a number of the hospital's specialist departments. The briefing included details of the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Command Center, which employs sophisticated artificial intelligence techniques to monitor patients and pre-emptively identify critical events such as cardiac arrests. The Command Center also allows surgeons and cardiologists to provide telemedicine consultations with doctors around the world, including in Abu Dhabi and at the UAE field hospital in Gaza. He also learned about the latest groundbreaking innovations being developed at the Sheikh Zayed Institute, including a miniature pacemaker designed for babies and infants. He first saw a prototype of the pacemaker in 2019, and today, thanks to the UAE's investment, the device has been used in over 40 pediatric patients, including five newborns. He met with Emirati children receiving treatment at the hospital, speaking with them and their families and checking on their wellbeing and progress. He wished the young patients a speedy recovery and prayed that they would soon be able to return home, emphasising the UAE's commitment to safeguarding the health of its people. The children and their families thanked the UAE President for his visit and expressed their gratitude for the care they are receiving. His Highness was accompanied on the visit by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Court for Special Affairs; Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Advisor for Special Affairs at the Presidential Court; Ahmed Al Mazrouei, Chairman of the President's Office for Strategic Affairs at the Presidential Court, and Yousef Al Otaiba, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the United States of America. (ANI/WAM)