Sidra Medical and Research Center will be a state-of-the-art, all-digital academic medical center based on the North American model. It will offer specialty care for women and children, in addition to select medical and surgical services for adult men and women.

It will encompass three essential missions:

• World-class clinical care
• Medical education
• Biomedical research

Part of a collaborative effort entitled "one program in multiple institutions," Sidra will work closely with Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar and Hamad Medical Corporation in regard to all three missions, raising the standard of health care throughout the country and providing valuable opportunities for research and learning.

First announced in June 2004, Sidra represents the vision of His Highness the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani and Her Highness Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al-Missned.  The high tech facility will not only provide world class patient care but will help build Qatar's scientific expertise and resources.  Sidra will be funded by a US$7.9 billion endowment from Qatar Foundation, the largest endowment of a medical and research center anywhere in the world.

Located in Doha on Qatar Foundation's 2,500 acre Education City campus, Sidra Medical and Research Center is expected to open in 2011.  It will initially have approximately 400 beds with infrastructure to enable expansion to 550 beds in a subsequent phase.