NMC Specialty Hospital, Al Ain
AE Al Ain, United Arab Emirates · multi-specialty
Trust Index 64 · Fair
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75% of the score is objective and verifiable; the same public formula applies to every clinic.
Every price shows its source and verification; Price data last updated .
NMC Specialty Hospital Al Ain is a private multispecialty hospital in Al Ain, part of NMC Healthcare, one of the largest private healthcare networks in the UAE. It is distinct from NMC Specialty Hospital Abu Dhabi and NMC Orthoplus (also listed under Al Ain), and participates in NMC's group-wide Men's and Women's Health Package program.
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- Patient rating
- 4.5/5
- 5,612 Google reviews
- Trust Index
- 64/100
- Fair
- Data confidence
- 38%
- Low · 19% verified
- Published prices
- 1
- from $191
Medical Travel Cost Hospital Index
MHI · Method 1.3 Methodology →One comparable score per hospital — each metric below is measured against the registry and weighted by the same public formula. Unsourced metrics are excluded, never guessed.
62% of the formula backed by data
"pi" = rated on incomplete public information
- Trust Index 64 Our index 64/100 · vs 36 same-country hospitals · 86th percentile
- Profile completeness 38 Our index 38% · share of our profile verified vs modeled — informational, not scored
- Quality & reputation 70 ✓ Verified #26 in country (Newsweek/US-News) · 4.5★ Google · objective outcomes ≫ independent ranking ≫ patient reviews · 99th percentile
- Accreditation — Not sourced — · current JCI ≫ independent bodies (Magnet/CAP/DNV) ≫ historical/on-record
- Price transparency 10 Imported 1 published · separate pricing axis — informational, not scored in the quality grade
- Scale — Not sourced — · needs a sourced bed count
The composite is the weight-normalized mean of available metrics. The same method applies to every hospital in the registry. Machine-readable version below for models & crawlers.
Prices by field
Imported — unverifiedThe hospital's published procedure prices, grouped by field — open any row to see what's in the price. Room rates and packages are listed separately below.
Comprehensive Health Screening AED 700–AED 6,300 · from $191 Directory data unverified
- Surgeon & operating room$50
- Anesthesia$15
- Hospital stay (5 nights)$86
- Implants & materials$25
- Post-op & follow-up$15
Hospital stay ≈ $145/night · 5 nights
Included
- Surgeon, anesthesia & OR fees
- 5 nights' hospital stay
- Standard implants & materials
- Nursing, meals & standard follow-up
Budget on top
- + Flights & airport transfer
- + Hotel before/after admission
- + Visa & travel insurance
- + Take-home medications
- + Physiotherapy / rehab
- + Extended stay if complications arise
Prices are the hospital's published ranges (unverified imports are labelled). The line-item split inside each row is modeled from typical cost structures for this preview — the total is the published price and the hospital-stay line uses the real room rate where known. Actual quotes vary by case & surgeon.
Location & getting here
Being collectedAddress, neighbourhood, and how long transit and airports take.
Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Street address is being collected.
Getting here
- مطار العين الدولي 13.5 km · ~20 min (≈, OSM)
Patient reviews
✓ Google · verifiedGoogle's published rating, put in context against how hospitals actually score.
5,612 Google reviews
Exceptional for a hospital
Top 1%
better than ~99% of hospitals
A hospital's stars run far lower than shops or restaurants — reviews are written amid illness, big bills and stress, and unhappy patients review the most. The average hospital scores just 2.85★ on Google, so This hospital's 4.5★ sits near the top of the range.
Rating is Google's, shown as reported (5,612 reviews). The "top %" is an estimate from peer-reviewed hospital-rating studies (Canadian nationwide 2018–19, n=167, mean 2.85★; US hospitals, median 3.0★) — we score against the hospital distribution, not the naive 0–5 scale.
Patients rate NMC Specialty Hospital, Al Ain 4.5★ across 5,612 Google reviews — exceptional for a hospital, better than roughly 99% of hospitals on our worldwide rating benchmark.
Compare hospitals in United Arab Emirates
Our indexSide by side on what actually decides the choice — our grade, the Newsweek ranking, patient reviews, accreditation, and real verified prices. Best in each row marked ★.
Compared with 3 other United Arab Emirates hospitals here, NMC Specialty Hospital, Al Ain carries a BB grade (#26 in United — World's Best Hospitals 2026), ranks #4 of 4 on our merit score (60).
| Metric | This hospital NMC Specialty Hospital, Al Ain Al Ain | Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi | American Hospital Dubai Dubai | Rashid Hospital Dubai |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital gradeNewsweek in-country rank where ranked, else our merit score | BB · 60 | AAA · 76 | AA · 84 ★ | AA · 74 |
| Newsweek rankWorld's Best Hospitals | #26 in country | #1 in country ★ | #2 in country | #3 in country |
| Patient ratingGoogle, sourced | 4.5★ ★ | 4.4★ | 4.1★ | 3.5★ |
| Accreditationindependent bodies | — | JCI ★ | JCI ★ | — |
| Published pricesverified, comparable | — | — | — | — |
| From pricecheapest verified | — | — | — | — |
| Profile | You're here | Open profile | Open profile | Open profile |
Six decision metrics on the same public formula — our grade, the Newsweek ranking, patient reviews, accreditation and real verified prices. "—" means not yet sourced, never guessed. Best in each row marked ★. All hospitals →
Common questions about NMC Specialty Hospital, Al Ain
Straight answers from the data on this page — cost, accreditation, rating, and location.
How much does treatment at NMC Specialty Hospital, Al Ain cost?
NMC Specialty Hospital, Al Ain publishes prices for 1 procedure, starting from about $191. The exact cost depends on the procedure and your case — priced fields include general procedures. Every price on this page links to its source and shows whether it is verified.
How is NMC Specialty Hospital, Al Ain rated?
NMC Specialty Hospital, Al Ain has a 4.5-star Google rating from 5,612 reviews, and scores 67/100 (grade A pi) on our independent Trust Index, alongside its rank of #26 in United — World's Best Hospitals 2026. The Trust Index is one public formula applied to every hospital — the
What is NMC Specialty Hospital, Al Ain known for?
NMC Specialty Hospital Al Ain is a private multispecialty hospital in Al Ain, part of NMC Healthcare, one of the largest private healthcare networks in the UAE. It is distinct from NMC Specialty Hospital Abu Dhabi and NMC Orthoplus (also listed under Al Ain), and participates in NMC's group-wide Men's and Women's Health Package program.
Where is NMC Specialty Hospital, Al Ain?
NMC Specialty Hospital, Al Ain is located at Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
Traveling to Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Sourced Full United Arab Emirates guide →The United Arab Emirates is the Gulf's premium medical hub, built around Dubai and Abu Dhabi and one of the world's densest clusters of JCI-accredited hospitals — including Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, American Hospital Dubai and the Dubai Healthcare City free zone. Patients come for cardiology, orthopaedics, fertility, oncology and cosmetic care delivered in English to international standards; Dubai alone drew about 260,000 medical tourists in the first half of 2015, and the government runs a dedicated medical-visa track through the GDRFA.
- Visa
- Many Western nationalities (US, UK, EU, Australia, Canada) get a free visa on arrival for 30–90 days; from 2026 tourist-visa approvals in Dubai are processed in ~48 hours, and visa-on-arrival eligibility was expanded to six more nationalities (Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Kenya, South Africa). Confirm your nationality's rule before travelling.
- Medical / long-stay visa
- For treatment, foreign patients use a Medical Visa — an entry permit sponsored by a licensed UAE hospital (fees: AED 200 for a 90-day single entry, AED 500 for 180 days), typically covering ~30 days of initial treatment and extendable on medical documentation. Hospitals in Dubai Healthcare City, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi and American Hospital Dubai coordinate approvals directly with the GDRFA.
- Arrival
- There is no digital arrival card; entry is via the visa/visa-on-arrival stamp. Residents (not short-stay medical visitors) must hold an Emirates ID.
- Currency
- UAE Dirham (AED, د.إ) — pegged at ~3.67 to the US dollar
- Languages
- Arabic is the official language; English is the working language of business and healthcare, and international hospitals operate in English with multilingual staff
- Safety & recourse
- Very safe for visitors · Established malpractice recourse
General guidance — confirm current rules for your nationality with official sources. Verified against: UAE Government — Patient & companion medical visa · GDRFA Dubai — Medical visa service · UAE Government — Tourist visa.
Data & sources
19% verified View verified onlyHow much of this profile is verified data — every section above carries a chip telling you where its numbers come from.
All 16 data fields — what's verified, imported or modeled Show more Hide
- Identity & location ✓ Verified
- Accreditation Not yet collected
- Published prices Imported
- Languages Not yet collected
- Patient reviews ✓ Verified
- Staff & expertise Modeled
- Safety & complications Modeled
- Accommodation & rooms Modeled
- Facilities & access Imported
- Insurance & payment Modeled
- Inclusive & accessible care Modeled
- Ownership & governance Modeled
- Volume & outcomes Modeled
- International-patient mix Modeled
- Surgical team depth Modeled
- Specialties & clinical professions ✓ Verified
Every field is tagged by source state. "Verified" = sourced and checked; "Imported" = real data pending re-verification; "Modeled" = deterministic placeholder for this preview; "Not yet collected" = on our roadmap. Confidence feeds the Trust Index and the finder's verified-only filter. Methodology →
Reviews, staff, accreditations, awards, research and inclusive-care figures are aggregated or modeled from published signals for this preview; real registry, outcome and review data replace them before launch. How we model this →