Saudi German Hospital advice needed

thank you for this forum and for mentioning Al Zahra Hospital in Al Barsha. I had quite good experience with the OBGYN [url=(http://www.azhd.ae/ob-gyn.php'>link[/url'> ) there. She made a good plan for me, really took good care of me and my baby from day 1- till my delivery and made sure that my insurance will help. They are new and their facilities and all labs and all equipment are amazing---all NEW! Im quite not sure yet what else they are specialized with , I believe they are trying to get best physicians so you can be sure you can get accurate and best service...found their website: [url=http://www.azhd.ae/'>link[/url'> all mommys and expectant mothers could check out. edited by sunlight030406 on 02/10/2013 <em>edited by sunlight030406 on 02/10/2013</em>

Hi Kitty-Kat, understand your dilemma. I went to SGH by default as when we first relocated here to Dubai (4.5 months ago) we went to them to confirm I was pregnant. I didn't know any better and it was the 1st hospital we found that could confirm it. My Doctor was by default too, I quickly found out that he did not have the same birth plan as me so as a result I changed Doctor and hospital pretty quickly to a recommended pro-natural Doctor (now I am a City). The thing for me is that when I was researching SGH, hardly anything came up on my searches and the little that did was not that positive really. I also heard that around 6 - 8 months of SGH opening (they are still fairly newish) the MD and his wife (who also happened to be the Head of Gyno at SGH) upped and left SGH ... it made me wonder what made them leave so quick - especially when it was so new?!! I also found that the equipment that my Dr was using at SGH was slightly dated, I only found this out when I changed Drs. The ultrasound machine at SGH in comparison to my new Dr was like something out of the 80's. When I went to confirm my pregnancy with them - the Dr wanted to do an internal examination and an ultrasound - I found that strange (coming from the UK) and asked him if a blood test would be better. He then replied "oh yes it would be more accurate" ??!! Leaving me thinking that he had offered the ultrasound and internal examination to make more money - it annoyed me that I had to question it. On the flip side I had a couple of blood tests there and the staff were very good (no bruising etc), the place is clean & the rest of the staff are smiling and happy to help. I would go for a tour & maybe compare with City, American or Al Zahra. I heard Al Zahra can fit people in as they are new still and very positive reviews. If you can guarantee that your current Doctor will def be there then that will make it a whole different experience ... Good luck & hope this helps :-)

Didn't deliver there, but I personally would not go there for my or my family's future care. I have had poor experiences there as have a number of people I know. If your doctor guaranteed to be there for your delivery or are you likely to get whomever is no call?