Ismailia, Egypt: Egypt is preparing to launch Africa’s first virtual hospital in Ismailia as part of efforts to expand digital healthcare services and integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into the country’s Universal Health Insurance System.
The facility will function as a digital hub, connecting hospitals and healthcare facilities through a unified platform to provide remote specialist consultations, telecardiology, teleradiology, virtual intensive care, emergency support, and real-time clinical decision-making. It will include 119 digital and operational units supporting a range of virtual healthcare services.
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The project is expected to improve access to specialist care, particularly for patients in governorates covered by Egypt’s Universal Health Insurance System, while reducing unnecessary patient transfers and strengthening continuity of care through telemedicine and AI-enabled technologies.
“The Ismailia Virtual Hospital will be the first of its kind in Egypt and Africa, the third in the Middle East, and the largest in the Arab world, said El-Sobky, “the hospital will be an advanced centre for managing and delivering remote healthcare services by linking GAH facilities through a unified digital platform that enables the rapid exchange of medical data and supports clinical decision-making in real time.”
The healthcare authority said the Ismailia Virtual Hospital is expected to serve as a national platform for expanding digital healthcare and could provide a model for establishing similar virtual hospitals across Egypt.
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