In alignment with the strategic goals of the health sector in Oman Vision 2040, which aim to provide specialized healthcare institutions in various governorates and embody the principle of "decentralization of healthcare services," and in pursuit of better healthcare services for both citizens and residents, as well as achieving health security, the Ministry of Health celebrated today (Tuesday) the opening of Al Mazyouna Hospital in Dhofar Governorate.
The inauguration ceremony was held under the patronage of His Highness Sayyid Marwan bin Turki Al Said, Governor of Dhofar, with the presence of H.E. Dr. Hilal Ali Al Sabti, Minister of Health, as well Ministry’s Undersecretaries and number of high ranking officials. 
This project, which covered a built-up area of (13,649) square meters and costed more than (OMR 15 million), was directly supervised by the Ministry of Health.
The main building of Al Mazyouna Hospital includes clinics for general medicine, internal medicine, dentistry, pediatrics, surgery, otolaryngology (ENT), and ophthalmology, in addition to a clinic for the expanded immunization program and gynecology and obstetrics clinics.
The Hospital project has a capacity of (50) beds for admission distributed across various inpatient wards including male and female internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, and surgery, as well as adults and neonatal critical care units. The facility also has an emergency and accident unit, a dialysis unit, a delivery room, and an operating theater.
The building includes several clinics and departments such as diagnostic services, including a radiology department that will offer both CT scans and conventional X-rays, in addition to a medical biomedical engineering workshop, a central sterilization unit, a medical warehouse, a general store, and other supportive services.
Al Mazyouna Hospital project is part of the Ministry of Health's efforts to develop the healthcare system in the Sultanate of Oman and enhance its efficiency in line with population growth and the evolving demands for healthcare services across the country.
Dr. Ali Abdullah Al Muqbali, Director General of Health Services in Dhofar, emphasized that the hospital will provide primary and specialized healthcare services to the people living in the governorate, marking a significant shift in healthcare quality at wilayat level, highlighting that it is the second hospital in the governorate after Sultan Qaboos Hospital. Dr. Al Muqbali pointed out that this would contribute to the decentralization of healthcare services by making these services more accessible to the governorate’s people, thus relieving them from the burden of travel.
Engineer Yusuf Ya'qub Amboali, Advisor to the Minister of Health for Engineering Affairs, explained that the opening of Al Mazyouna Hospital is part of the Ministry of Health's strategy to enhance healthcare infrastructure and provide specialized and exceptional medical services close to local communities. This initiative aims to deliver the best healthcare services according to global standards to all citizens and residents of the Sultanate of Oman.
Engineer Amboali presented the components of the project noting that several important aspects were considered in setting the modern specifications for the construction of Al Mazyouna Hospital, in line with advanced global standards which reflects the Ministry's awareness of the significance of providing a comprehensive and comfortable healthcare environment for all, he confirmed. 
At the end of the ceremony, the patron of the event and attendees toured the various departments of the hospital. 
It is worth noting that the total number of healthcare institutions in Al Mazyouna has reached 6 out of 45 institutions in the entire govern