Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City Introduces Multi-Specialty Lupus Clinic

In August 2026, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC) unveiled a comprehensive multispecialty clinic. This clinic will provide a synchronized platform for healthcare that will keep patients as the priority. It is intended to simplify and improve the treatment experience for patients suffering from systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

This clinic will eliminate the need for patients to work through various documents and appointments in different medical departments for a significant period of time. Patients can complete their medical needs from various departments at this clinic, as it has a team of healthcare experts from various specialties. Their team consists of experts from various specialties such as Rheumatologists, nephrologists, dermatologists, neurologists, and hematologists.

This team devises a coordinated treatment strategy, and patients also receive pharmacy services, psychological help, and various other medical services. This helps them receive integrated healthcare throughout the span of their treatment. Lupus is a chronic autoimmune illness that mainly affects females who are in the age range of 15 to 45. This disease affects multiple parts of the body, such as joints, kidneys, skin, brain, and the cardiovascular system.

World Lupus Federation reported that about 90 percent of total lupus patients are women. A study conducted in 2023 noted that about 16,500 people in the UAE are suffering from lupus. Precision diagnostics of this disease requires a comprehensive assessment, which includes blood tests, and some patients also need skin and kidney tests.

Impact on the Healthcare Industry

According to Precedence Research, the launch of a multi-specialty lupus clinic is expected to positively impact the healthcare industry. Lupus is a chronic autoimmune condition that severely degrades the quality of life of the patient. Its symptoms overlap with many other diseases, which is why many patients in early stages think of it as something else and do not seek proper treatment. This has resulted in the disease progressing to advanced stages in a significant proportion of patients. This clinic will enable patients in early stages to quickly diagnose the disease and start proper treatment.

Impact on the Healthcare Staffing Market

The global healthcare staffing market size was worth around USD 44.97 billion in 2025 and is anticipated to reach around USD 87.61 billion by 2035, growing at a CAGR of 6.90% from 2026 to 2035.

According to Precedence Research, the launch of the multispecialty lupus clinic is expected to benefit the healthcare staffing market. This launch is a significant milestone in the expansion of the multispecialty clinic ecosystem. Conventionally, only hospitals were thought to have multiple departments, and clinics only a single specialty, such as dental, general practice, or ophthalmology, but now many clinics are also equipped with multiple departments. Such clinics have healthcare staff for diagnostics, consultations, as well as treatments. This development marks a significant shift in the way clinics are staffed.

Impact on the Chronic Disease Management Market

The global chronic disease management market size accounted for USD 6.61 billion in 2025 and is predicted to increase from USD 7.51 billion in 2026 to approximately USD 23.18 billion by 2035, expanding at a CAGR of 13.37% from 2026 to 2035.

According to Precedence Research, the launch of the multispecialty lupus clinic is expected to positively impact the chronic disease management market. There is an increasing prevalence of various chronic diseases due to lifestyle and environmental changes. Lupus is an autoimmune chronic disease in which the body’s immune system attacks the organs. This leads to damage to various organs of the body if the disease is not diagnosed in the early stages. The launch of a multispecialty lupus clinic will help patients to be diagnosed quickly and managed through appropriate treatments.

Expert Opinion

According to Dr Abdulqader Almessabi, Chief Medical Officer at SSMC, many people who suffer from lupus need treatment from multiple healthcare professionals throughout their life. SSMC intends to provide a synchronized system that prioritizes the patient at every phase of the treatment. He also said that the multispecialty lupus clinic shows the efforts of SSMC to offer comprehensive healthcare that prioritizes the patients.

About Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City

Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City is a prominent medical center in Abu Dhabi. It provides next-generation sophisticated healthcare and has various departments, which include critical care, emergency medicine, clinical imaging, anesthesiology, obstetrics and gynecology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, radiation therapy, etc.

Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City was founded in 2019 and has now emerged as one of the most important medical ecosystem in Abu Dhabi. They provide advanced medical care and prioritize the patient throughout his/her treatment journey. SSMC was founded to advance towards the broader goal of Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030 to improve medical services in the Emirate.