A court has ordered the confiscation of equipment from a healthcare facility in Dubai to settle debts and unpaid wages, including those of doctors and nurses.
The Dubai Court-mandated seizure was carried out after a site inspection in March by a court-appointed executor, who documented all medical equipment and furniture at the clinic. Items seized include advanced diagnostic tools such as X-ray machines, automated analyzers, and bronchoscopy equipment worth millions of dirhams. Even basic essentials, like patient beds, infusion pumps, and blood pressure monitors, were confiscated. Among the most valuable assets was a catheterisation cardiac system worth Dh1.7 million.
The court’s enforcement action came after the hospital failed to settle significant debts owed to creditors and unpaid staff. With the facility unable to meet its obligations, the court approved the confiscation of assets to recover dues.
The decision has drawn mixed reactions from the hospital's employees, many of whom had endured months without pay. “For too long, the hospital failed us,” said a former physician. “Justice has finally been served.” A nurse added: “I struggled to pay rent and bills. This is bittersweet — it’s the end of a workplace, but also a chance for us to be compensated.”
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