King Hamad University Hospital

King Hamad University Hospital (KHUH) is Bahrain premier academic medical institution and a landmark in Gulf healthcare — the first hospital in the entire Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region to achieve Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation. Affiliated with the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland - Bahrain (RCSI Bahrain) and the Arabian Gulf University, KHUH combines Irish and Gulf academic medicine traditions. Located in the Busaiteen district of Muharraq — just minutes from Bahrain International Airport — KHUH provides comprehensive tertiary care and serves as a regional referral centre across the Gulf. The hospital is equipped with state-of-the-art technology and provides care across all major medical and surgical specialties. Key specialties include Cardiac Surgery and Cardiology (comprehensive structural heart programme for Bahrain and the region), Oncology and Haematology, Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Neurosciences and Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics, Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatric Medicine, Gastroenterology, Respiratory Medicine, ENT, and Ophthalmology. Bahrain is an island kingdom connected to Saudi Arabia by the King Fahd Causeway, positioned as one of the Gulf most open and welcoming destinations for international visitors. Bahrain International Airport is a hub for Gulf Air and offers direct connections to major international destinations. The kingdom unique position — less expensive than the UAE, more liberal than Saudi Arabia, and with a long history of international commerce and hospitality — makes it an increasingly attractive medical tourism destination.