Who We Are
Healthy Communities Transformed by the Love of God
About Kanad Hospital
Kanad Hospital (formerly known as Oasis Hospital) was established in 1960 by Drs. Pat and Marian Kennedy at the request of His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. The Kennedys were physicians from the United States whose primary goal was to honor God by providing loving healthcare to the people in the Gulf region. Owned by True Sojourners, a U.S.-based humanitarian organization, Kanad is a not-for-profit hospital that strives to diligently follow the teachings of Jesus in the way that they care for women, children, and their families. Thus, Kanad has always been known for their exceptional obstetric and pediatric care. They have the privilege of being the first hospital established in the Abu Dhabi Emirate, as well as the first private hospital in the Emirate to attain accreditation from Joint Commission International (JCI). Additionally, they were the first hospital in the world to obtain JCI Clinical Care Program Certifications for their treatment program for Respiratory Distress Syndrome in newborns and their Natural Birth After Cesarean Section program for mothers. Kanad Hospital is proud to be recognized as one of the best hospitals in Al Ain, UAE for women and children, and they are beyond grateful for the opportunity to care for you and meet your health needs.
Our Vision
Our vision is to see healthy communities transformed by the love of God.
Our Mission
Our mission is to honor God by providing whole-person healthcare with the love and compassion of Jesus Christ.
Our Core Values
Christlikeness
We humbly serve our patients and team members sacrificially, rather than expecting them to serve us. In humility, we express genuine interest in their needs, treating everyone with the love and compassion of Jesus Christ, irrespective of their faith, race, or nationality. We are willing by God’s grace to lay down our time, resources, and privileges in order to serve others as Christ exemplified for us.
Integrity
Integrity is a critical piece of our faith and essential to all God has called us to be. We strive to be upright and transparent in everything we do. We strive to stay away from anything that is corrupt, unethical, and dishonest. Integrity is so integral to who we are that losing business in order to uphold our values is not considered a failure but a success.
We let the value of integrity guide us in our decision-making and the way we interact with our team members, patients, and the community. We choose to do the right thing, even when no one is watching, because it’s the right thing to do.
Excellence
We are constantly striving to be exceptional in all that we say and do and to make our standards match the best-known way of doing things. Because we ultimately work for God’s glory, we will continually ask for His strength and help to strive for His perfection in our attitudes, thoughts, actions, and work habits. The result of this is that we will consistently meet and exceed industry standards for the services we provide to our patients. Though we won’t be perfect in every area all the time, we will continue to grow and make progress toward the heights only God can help us achieve with regard to our personal character, professional competence, teamwork, and community connections.
Family
We are proud of our heritage as part of the UAE, and we strive to love and care for one another and for our patients and community as we would want our own family to be treated. We strive to bear the burdens of others at work. We want to honor each other as we would honor our parents and grandparents. We strive to be like Jesus and put our co-workers, patients, and community neighbours before ourselves. We use our mouths to bless, not curse. We forgive offenses and help one another become all that God created us to be .
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Our History
When the founders of Kanad Hospital (formerly known as Oasis), Christian missionaries Drs. Pat and Marian Kennedy, first arrived in November 1960, at the invitation of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and his brother Sheikh Shakhbut, the infant and maternal mortality rate in Al Ain was unusually high. Because of this and other endemic diseases like tuberculosis and malaria, the population of Al Ain was actually declining and in desperate need of quality healthcare.