Mohammed VI inaugurates a large hospital in Rabat and gives instructions to open another in Agadir

1. A new-generation, patient-centered facility
2. The Mohammed VI University Hospital Center in Agadir, a true symbol of modernity

King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, inaugurated the Mohammed VI International University Hospital Complex in Rabat on Monday, an internationally renowned facility that provides cutting-edge services at the national level, serving everyone and offering high-level training in the health professions.

The King has given instructions for the launch of the Mohammed VI University Hospital Center in Agadir, a medical center of excellence that will enable a real qualitative leap in the provision of care and training for doctors in the Souss-Massa region.

A true emblem of a new era of modern and intelligent healthcare infrastructure, the Mohammed VI International University Hospital Complex in Rabat, built by the Mohammed VI Foundation for Science and Health, thus embodies the royal desire to serve the Moroccan people and demonstrates that the demands of the protesters of the so-called Generation Z 212 had already been met well in advance, as evidenced by the construction of these two large hospitals in Rabat and Agadir, the city where the protests over the deaths of several women in the old hospital originated.

It illustrates the ambition to offer all citizens equal access to state-of-the-art healthcare services, supported by a hospital facility that integrates the most advanced medical innovations, backed by a leading university and research structure.

Its completion is further proof of the central role that Mohammed VI attaches to training human resources in this vital sector and his determination to guarantee them high-quality training in line with scientific and technological developments in treatment, prevention, management, and healthcare governance, in accordance with international standards.

Built on an area of 280,000 m², this complex brings together two complementary entities: the Mohammed VI International University Hospital in Rabat (190,000 m²) and the Mohammed VI University of Science and Health in Rabat (90,000 m²).

A new-generation, patient-centered facility

With an initial capacity of 600 beds, expandable to 1,000 beds, the Mohammed VI International University Hospital in Rabat has more than 30 centers of surgical and technical medical excellence, covering specialties such as robotic surgery, neurosurgery, interventional cardiology, oncology, radiotherapy, and cutting-edge medical imaging.

Among other services, this hospital has 24 state-of-the-art operating rooms, 19 of which are concentrated in an integrated operating room with a total area of 3,400 m², including hybrid and robotic rooms, as well as 143 beds dedicated to critical care, including 30 neonatal intensive care incubators.

It is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment, including PET-MRI, one of the first in Morocco and Africa, associated with PET-SCAN for high-precision diagnosis. It is also equipped with 3T Omega magnetic resonance imaging, the Ethos Hypersight radiotherapy system, a robotic hospital pharmacy, and a simulation center.

Among its innovative services are the severe burns treatment unit and the hyperbaric and hypobaric oxygen therapy service, the only one of its kind in Morocco, dedicated to advanced medical treatments and physiological research.

The hospital also stands out for the creation of the first fully automated laboratory platform in Africa, covering all stages (pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical) of chemistry, immunology, and hematology analyses. It also has the only digitized pathology laboratory in Morocco, offering traceability and high-precision diagnostics.

Patient-centered, the Mohammed VI-Rabat International University Hospital offers integrated and personalized care pathways that guarantee comfort, safety, and quality.

The center is also a privileged learning environment for students at Mohammed VI University of Science and Health, offering immersion in cutting-edge clinical and technological environments.

A true academic center of excellence, Mohammed VI University of Science and Health-Rabatwill play a role in strengthening one of the strategic pillars of the healthcare system's restructuring: human capital.

The University has 15 lecture halls with a total of 4,000 seats, 72 classrooms, and 217 practical and supervised work rooms. With a capacity for up to 8,000 students, this educational structure includes several faculties and schools: Mohammed VI Faculty of Medicine-Rabat, Mohammed VI Faculty of Dentistry, Mohammed VI Faculty of Pharmacy, Mohammed VI School of Veterinary Medicine, Mohammed VI Higher School of Health Sciences Engineering, and Mohammed VI Faculty of Nursing and Health Professions. An international medical simulation center completes this facility, offering students practical training in an environment that replicates real-life professional conditions.

Committed to a sustainable approach, the Mohammed VI International University Hospital Complex in Rabat is HQE (High Environmental Quality) certified at the “exceptional” level. It is equipped with 8,800 m² of photovoltaic panels, covering more than 10% of its energy needs and enabling a 40% reduction in its carbon emissions.

The Mohammed VI University Hospital Center in Agadir, a true symbol of modernity

The Mohammed VI University Hospital Center in Agadir, which will be open to the public in accordance with the King's instructions, was built on a 30-hectare site (127,000 m² covered), located near the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy.

Mobilizing investments of around 3.1 billion dirhams, the new Mohammed VI University Hospital in Agadir, with a total capacity of 867 beds, has several centers (mother-child, medical-surgical, radiology, cardiology, etc.), a central operating theater (19 rooms) and others for emergencies (5 rooms) and severe burns, a laboratory, a central pharmacy, and an integrated training and simulation system.

A true symbol of modernity, the Agadir University Hospital is the first facility in Africa to integrate the “Revo I” surgical robot into its technical platform, enabling minimally invasive procedures with micrometric precision, high-definition 3D vision, and unprecedented surgical comfort for both surgeon and patient.

With two cardiac catheterization rooms and intensive care units equipped with multi-parameter monitors, the cardiology center at the new CHU provides comprehensive care for coronary heart disease and cardiac rhythm disorders. The equipment, which meets international standards, allows for angioplasty, electrophysiological exploration, and very high-resolution intravascular imaging.

To ensure patient safety and quality of care, the Mohammed VI University Hospital in Agadir has a complete sterilization center (washers-disinfectors, saturated steam autoclaves, and automated packaging areas that ensure the traceability of instruments and maximum patient safety), as well as a central pharmacy with a medication distribution robot, which ensures safe preparation and automated delivery to hospital services, a first in the region.

A new-generation referral hospital, this project, which will benefit some 3 million people, will contribute to the development of hospital infrastructure in the Souss-Massa region and to the strengthening of health services and their accessibility to citizens, who will no longer need to travel to other cities for complicated surgeries or certain difficult pathologies.

These two large hospital structures will generate thousands of direct and indirect jobs, thus contributing to economic and social development at both the regional and national levels.