Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population, Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar, affirmed on Saturday the ministry’s commitment to rapidly enhancing healthcare infrastructure and expanding capacity, directing the swift completion of equipping the new building at Abbassia Chest Hospital in preparation for its official opening within the coming days.
This came during the minister’s inspection tour of the new facility in Cairo, where he praised the scale of the achievement and the quality of the architectural design.
The visit forms part of a series of field tours aimed at monitoring progress across the health system and assessing the quality of services.
Earlier in the day, the minister also inspected the central laboratories project in Badr, Al-Obour General Hospital, the medical centre in the Third District of Badr City, and Nasr City Health Insurance Hospital.
According to Health Ministry Spokesman, Hossam Abdel-Ghaffar, the minister reviewed the operational structure of the new building, which includes 60 beds, comprising 44 intensive care and 16 inpatient beds.
The facility also features 12 outpatient clinics, physiotherapy units, CT and X-ray services, ultrasound, dental clinics, a 12-bed emergency department, a triage room, two examination rooms, and four operating theatres.
He added that Abbassia Chest Hospital handles a high patient volume, with approximately 8,000 outpatient visits and 9,500 emergency cases monthly, alongside an average of 160 intensive care cases, 500 inpatient admissions, around 110 surgical procedures, and 2,500 CT scans each month.
