Sheikh Khalifa Specialty Hospital
AE Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates · multi-specialty
Trust Index 62 · Fair
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Sheikh Khalifa Specialty Hospital (SKSH) is a government hospital in Ras Al Khaimah, operated by Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) under a management agreement, positioned as the leading tertiary referral centre for the Northern Emirates.
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- Patient rating
- 3.8/5
- 441 Google reviews
- Trust Index
- 62/100
- Fair
- Data confidence
- 31%
- Low · 19% verified
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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 62 Our index 62/100 · vs 36 same-country hospitals · 58th percentile
- Profile completeness 31 Our index 31% · share of our profile verified vs modeled — informational, not scored
- Quality & reputation 90 ✓ Verified 3.8★ Google · objective outcomes ≫ independent ranking ≫ patient reviews · 90th percentile
- Accreditation — Not sourced — · current JCI ≫ independent bodies (Magnet/CAP/DNV) ≫ historical/on-record
- Price transparency — Not sourced — · 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.
Location & getting here
SourcedAddress, neighbourhood, and how long transit and airports take.
Sheikh Khalifa Specialty Hospital, Al Shohadaa Road (Exit 119), Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
Patient reviews
✓ Google · verifiedGoogle's published rating, put in context against how hospitals actually score.
441 Google reviews
Exceptional for a hospital
Top 10%
better than ~90% 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 3.8★ sits near the top of the range.
Rating is Google's, shown as reported (441 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 Sheikh Khalifa Specialty Hospital 3.8★ across 441 Google reviews — exceptional for a hospital, better than roughly 90% of hospitals on our worldwide rating benchmark.
Independent signals
SourcedGovernment quality-inspection grades, independent accreditation/certification, and insurer networks — matched from public registries, not submitted by the hospital.
Specialty ranking
- Newsweek Specialized #123 world — Middle East (2026) as of 2026 Source →
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, Sheikh Khalifa Specialty Hospital carries a BBB grade, ranks #4 of 4 on our merit score (62).
| Metric | This hospital Sheikh Khalifa Specialty Hospital Ras Al Khaimah | Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi | American Hospital Dubai Dubai | Rashid Hospital Dubai |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital gradeNewsweek in-country rank where ranked, else our merit score | BBB · 62 | AAA · 76 | AA · 84 ★ | AA · 74 |
| Newsweek rankWorld's Best Hospitals | — | #1 in country ★ | #2 in country | #3 in country |
| Patient ratingGoogle, sourced | 3.8★ | 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 Sheikh Khalifa Specialty Hospital
Straight answers from the data on this page — cost, accreditation, rating, and location.
How is Sheikh Khalifa Specialty Hospital rated?
Sheikh Khalifa Specialty Hospital has a 3.8-star Google rating from 441 reviews, and scores 74/100 (grade A pi) on our independent Trust Index. The Trust Index is one public formula applied to every hospital — the
What is Sheikh Khalifa Specialty Hospital known for?
Sheikh Khalifa Specialty Hospital (SKSH) is a government hospital in Ras Al Khaimah, operated by Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) under a management agreement, positioned as the leading tertiary referral centre for the Northern Emirates.
Where is Sheikh Khalifa Specialty Hospital?
Sheikh Khalifa Specialty Hospital is located at Sheikh Khalifa Specialty Hospital, Al Shohadaa Road (Exit 119), Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.
Traveling to Ras Al Khaimah, 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
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- Identity & location ✓ Verified
- Accreditation Not yet collected
- Published prices Not yet collected
- Languages Not yet collected
- Patient reviews ✓ Verified
- Staff & expertise Modeled
- Safety & complications Modeled
- Accommodation & rooms Modeled
- Facilities & access Modeled
- 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 →