The Mahout Hospital is a OMR 13 million (~US$33.8 million) 54-bed general hospital being developed by Oman’s Ministry of Health in the Wilayat of Mahout, Al Wusta Governorate, on a 200,000-square-metre site, forming part of the ministry’s nationwide rollout of 11 new hospitals to meet Oman’s growing population and healthcare demands. Designed to deliver primary and secondary healthcare services to residents of Mahout and surrounding villages — replacing the need to transfer patients outside the governorate — the hospital includes outpatient clinics, an accident and emergency department, an operating theatre, a maternity room, medical laboratories, a pharmacy, a radiology department, internal wards, an intensive care unit, and a premature infant care unit. Construction reached 90% completion in 2025, with the project spanning 15,000 square metres of built area and incorporating modern specifications aligned with international standards, and works were expected to be fully completed by end of 2025. The regional hospital model being deployed in Oman finds a far larger-scale parallel in South Korea, where the $427 million Siheung Baegot Seoul National University Hospital — an 800-bed, 27-department facility designated as an AI Advanced Medical Demonstration Hub — recently signed its main construction contract, anchoring a new bio-industry and research ecosystem in Gyeonggi Province.

Project Overview

Type: New-build general hospital (primary and secondary care)

Location: Wilayat of Mahout, Al Wusta Governorate, Oman

Total site area: 200,000 square metres

Built construction area: 15,000–18,300 square metres

Total project cost: OMR 13 million (~US$33.8 million)

Capacity: 54 beds

Tender Board approval: 2022 (fourth meeting)

Construction commenced: Early 2023

Foundation stone ceremony: June 5, 2023, unveiled by Minister of Health Dr. Hilal Ali Al Sabti

Construction progress: 90% complete as of mid-2025

Expected completion: End of 2025

Original scheduled duration: 30 months from commencement

Population served: Approximately 20,000 residents of Mahout Wilayat and neighbouring villages

Clinical departments: Outpatient clinics, accident & emergency, operating theatre, maternity/delivery room, medical laboratories, pharmacy, radiology, internal wards, ICU, premature infant care unit, service building

Design philosophy: Floor plan optimised to isolate pre- and post-surgical patient groups; coordinated patient flow for different care needs

Programme context: One of 11 new hospitals launched by Oman Ministry of Health in Q1 2023; part of national healthcare infrastructure expansion aligned with Oman Vision 2040

Project Team

Client/Owner: Ministry of Health, Sultanate of Oman

Minister of Health: Dr. Hilal Ali Al Sabti

Undersecretary, MOH (Administrative, Financial & Planning Affairs): Dr. Fatima Mohammed Al Ajmi

Director General of Projects & Engineering Affairs, MOH: Eng. Jamal Salim Al Shanfari

Director General of Projects & Engineering Services, MOH: Eng. Yousuf Yaqoub Amboali

Governor of Al Wusta: Sheikh Me’athad Mohammed Al Yaaqoubi

Procurement authority: Oman Tender Board

Programme: Part of Oman’s 11-hospital national healthcare infrastructure programme (2023–2025)

Published 14th May 2023: The construction of Mahout Hospital in Al Wusta Governorate, Oman, has begun according to the Ministry of Health. This comes barely a year since the Tender Board gave the health project approval back in 2022 during its fourth meeting.

Developed on 200,000 square meters of land, the project involves the development, completion, and maintenance of a 54-bed general hospital. The hospital will feature an accident and emergency department, medical laboratories as well as outpatient clinics.

In addition, there will be a maternity room, an operating room, and an entire radiology department. Moreover, the Mahout Hospital in Al Wusta will feature a service building, internal wards, and an intensive care unit alongside a premature infant care unit.

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Its floor plan has been designed with a focus on comfortably isolating pre-and post-surgical patient groups. This will allow surgeons and support staff efficient access to all patients. Furthermore, the design of the medical suite strives to carefully coordinate patient types each with a unique set of needs as well as expectations.

Expectations for the Mahout Hospital in Al Wusta, Oman

The implementation of the OMR 13 million project is expected to take approximately 30 months. Upon completion, the facility will serve 1,708 residents and citizens especially, those from the Wilayat as well as neighboring villages.

The construction of the Mahout Hospital in Al Wusta comes following the launch of the construction of 11 brand-new hospitals. The hospital’s construction was launched by Oman’s Ministry of Health within the first quarter of 2023.

The hospitals were launched in a bid to keep pace with the nation’s demands for the health sector. Furthermore, the initiative strives to cater to Oman’s changing demographic through the creation of high-quality regional health hubs.