Amiri Hospital

Hospital in Kuwait City, Kuwait

29°23′16″N 47°59′13″E / 29.38778°N 47.98694°E / 29.38778; 47.98694ServicesBeds630HistoryOpened1949LinksWebsitehttps://amrh-pp.moh.gov.kw/

The Amiri Hospital is a general hospital located in the Kuwait City and it serves an estimated 400,000 patients per year.

History

The hospital was built in 1949 to be the first government owned hospital. Before that there was only the US missionary hospital and small clinics run by doctors in their own houses. The original hospital building was closed in the 1970s after the opening of the new modern building.

Building

The current main building of Amiri Hospital is located on the Arabian Gulf Street, overlooking the Persian Gulf. It comprises ten floors and a basement.

References

External links

Official website

Kuwait City Metropolitan Area

History
Timeline

Areas

Kuwait City proper

Sharg
Jibla
Mirgāb
Dasmān

Shuwaikh Quarters	Shuwaikh Residential Shuwaikh Port Shuwaikh Industrial Shuwaikh Educational Shuwaikh Health Shuwaikh Administrative
Metropolitan areas	300,000+ Sālmīya Jilīb il-Šyūkh 200,000+ Farwānīya Ḥawally 100,000+ Mahbūla Khaiṭān Mangaf Fḥēḥīl Ṣubāḥ il-Sālim 75,000+ Salwa Jabrīya South Surra (65K) ʿĀrḏ̣īya (65K)
Other areas	See Areas of Kuwait

Landmarks

Architecture & buildings	Kuwait Towers (Freedom Towers) Liberation Tower Kuwait National Assembly Kuwait Opera House (Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad Cultural Centre) Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre Al Salam Palace Kuwait National Cultural District Al-Hashemi-II
Museums & Historical	Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre Kuwait National Cultural District Kuwait Scientific Center Bait Al-Othman Museum Al Salam Palace Al Shaheed Park Museums Dar al Athar al Islamiyyah Museum of Modern Arts Tareq Rajab Museum Science and Natural History Museum Bait Dickson Kuwait National Museum Historical, Vintage, and Classical Cars Museum Sadu House Al-Hashemi-II Fateh Al-Khayr
Recreation	Al Shaheed Park Kuwait Motor Town The Avenues Mall Sharg Market
Historical sougs	Sūg Al-Mubarakiya Sūg Al-Manakh Ṣafāt Square
Scientific centres	Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) Kuwait Institutte for Scientific Research (KISR) The Scientific Center of Kuwait (TSCK) Kuwait Science Club Dasman Diabetes Institute
Libraries	National Library of Kuwait Al-Babtain Library For Arabic Poetry
Universities	Kuwait University (Kuniv) Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET) Abdallah Al-Salem College American University of Kuwait American University of the Middle East Gulf University (GUST) Open Arab University
Historical palaces	Seif Palace Bayān Palace Kuwait Red Fort (in Jahra, Kuwait)
Others	Kuwait International Airport Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital Amiri Hospital