The complex is designed as a comprehensive medical centre to serve the Sinai residents, with an initial construction cost estimated at EGP 1.4 billion, according to the Chairman of EHA, the country’s body responsible for organizing health insurance services, Ahmed El-Sobky.

He said the step aims to ensure the residents of South Sinai receive adequate medical care within their governorate, without having to travel to another area for treatment.

The complex offers 122 beds for regular and intensive care patients and includes 24 outpatient clinics covering various medical specialities, according to EHA.

In addition, it provides neonatal care, surgeries, endoscopy, and dialysis and contains departments for maternity, burns, radiology, physiotherapy, catheterization, oncology chemotherapy, laboratories, and blood banks. 

The trial operation will utilize 50 percent of the complex's operational capacity and outpatient clinics in various specialities such as surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics, orthopaedics, ophthalmology, dermatology, cardiology (ECHO), and dentistry.

The emergency department, equipped with the latest medical technology, will also be operational. 

This trial phase would last for two months.