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Article: Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Citation/Unbilt.(News)(Brief article)
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- Modern Healthcare
- Article date:
- September 7, 2009
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When it opens in late 2012, the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi hospital will be just like any other hospital. Or, more specifically, just like any other $2.5 billion facility built on a 260-acre man-made island.
"The Abu Dhabi project was beyond belief, says contest judge Sally Gammon, president and CEO of the Allentown, Pa.-based Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network. "Two and a half billion dollarscan you even imagine? It feels elegant. It feels more like a luxury hoteland yet a luxury hotel where it does feel comfortable. It's not ostentatious.
According to the project's design director, Alex Wu, a principal with HDR architects, that was the intention.
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