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Its mid-term plan adds four UAE centres and two in Saudi Arabia, where each Burjeel One centre needs about AED 140 million of capex.","key_points":["Burjeel Holdings PLC unified four UAE day surgery centres under one platform as of 1 October 2026, per an ADX disclosure.","Burjeel appointed Arun Lobo CEO, Pawan Sharma CFO and Dr Omer Baldo CMO of the day surgery platform.","Burjeel\u2019s mid-term plan includes four additional UAE centres and two in Saudi Arabia.","Burjeel said each Saudi Burjeel One day surgery centre requires about AED 140 million of capex and is expected to generate more than AED 200 million in annual revenue at maturity."],"body":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"Abu Dhabi \u2014 Burjeel Holdings PLC (ADX: BURJEEL) has brought its four day surgery centres in the UAE together under a dedicated business vertical as of 1 October 2026, establishing a unified structure for ambulatory and same-day care, according to an ADX disclosure."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The group appointed Arun Lobo as Chief Executive Officer of the platform, Pawan Sharma as Chief Financial Officer, and Dr Omer Baldo as Chief Medical Officer. Lobo\u2019s role expands from Senior Director \u2013 Operations; Sharma currently serves as Cluster Finance Manager; and Baldo, a consultant urologist, will lead clinical strategy, medical governance, quality and physician engagement."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In the UAE, Burjeel said it currently operates day surgery centres on Al Reem Island, in Shahama, in Al Dhafra, and in Al Dhahir, Al Ain. Its mid-term plan includes four additional centres in the UAE and two in Saudi Arabia. In Saudi Arabia, each Burjeel One day surgery centre requires approximately AED 140 million of capex and is expected to generate more than AED 200 million in annual revenue at maturity, with a mid-20s EBITDA margin, the company said."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Chairman and CEO Dr Shamsheer Vayalil said day surgery has its own operating dynamics and growth potential, and that bringing the centres together provides structure and accountability to scale the model while directing major hospitals toward more complex care."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The planned expansion forms part of Burjeel\u2019s broader 18-asset mid-term growth programme across the UAE, Saudi Arabia and the wider GCC."}],"seo":{"seo_title":"Burjeel day-surgery platform names Lobo, Sharma, Baldo | Capital Wire","meta_description":"Burjeel Holdings PLC unifies four UAE day surgery centres and appoints Lobo, Sharma and Baldo to lead the platform, with UAE and Saudi expansion plans.","og_title":"Burjeel day-surgery platform names Lobo, Sharma, Baldo | Capital Wire","og_description":"Burjeel Holdings PLC unifies four UAE day surgery centres and appoints Lobo, Sharma and Baldo to lead the platform, with UAE and Saudi expansion plans.","social_image":{"id":"a2e007e0-36bd-4879-a7ee-ce806cee6540","type":"media","url":"https:\/\/capital-wire.com\/storage\/media\/6999f07189aed8b4290f437a33d48e4044c6d6882eb0b2d6725195752641de61.webp","mime":"image\/webp","srcset":"https:\/\/capital-wire.com\/storage\/media\/6999f07189aed8b4290f437a33d48e4044c6d6882eb0b2d6725195752641de61-640.webp 640w, https:\/\/capital-wire.com\/storage\/media\/6999f07189aed8b4290f437a33d48e4044c6d6882eb0b2d6725195752641de61.webp 1200w","width":1200,"height":630,"alt":"Burjeel forms day-surgery platform and names leadership \u2014 Capital Wire","caption":"BURJEEL day surgery platform \u2014 1 October 2026","credit":"ADX \/ Capital Wire","license":"operator-supplied","ai_generated":false}},"secondary_category":null,"topics":[{"id":"1","type":"topic","key":"adx","name":"ADX","slug":"adx","summary":"Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange listings, filings, index moves, and market-structure developments.","seo_title":"ADX Market News | Capital Wire","meta_description":"Coverage of Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange listings, corporate filings, index moves, and ADX market-structure news for investors."},{"id":"8","type":"topic","key":"gcc-markets","name":"GCC Markets","slug":"gcc-markets","summary":"Cross-GCC equity wraps, regional index moves, and multi-market trading developments.","seo_title":"GCC Markets | Capital Wire","meta_description":"Cross-GCC equity market wraps, regional index moves, and multi-market trading developments across Gulf stock exchanges daily."},{"id":"11","type":"topic","key":"wire-brief","name":"Wire Brief","slug":"wire-brief","summary":"Short Capital Wire briefs on market-moving filings, notices, and overnight developments.","seo_title":"Wire Brief | Capital Wire","meta_description":"Short Capital Wire briefs on market-moving filings, exchange notices, and overnight developments for UAE and GCC readers."}],"tags":[{"id":"5","type":"tag","key":"board-changes","name":"Board Changes","slug":"board-changes"}],"gallery":[],"charts":[],"byline":{"mode":"desk","schema_type":"Organization","name":"Capital Wire","author":null},"citations":[{"id":"a2e0081a-e591-4ccd-bf00-0e7c8e6f6c77","url":"https:\/\/apigateway.adx.ae\/adx\/cdn\/1.0\/content\/download\/5575664","publisher":"ADX Disclosures","title":"ADX \u2014 Burjeel day surgery platform (EN)","source_published_at":null,"claim":null},{"id":"a2e0081a-e5fb-456e-8a33-490cb9d78854","url":"https:\/\/apigateway.adx.ae\/adx\/cdn\/1.0\/content\/download\/5575271","publisher":"apigateway.adx.ae","title":"ADX \u2014 Burjeel day surgery platform (AR)","source_published_at":null,"claim":null}],"sources":[{"url":"https:\/\/apigateway.adx.ae\/adx\/cdn\/1.0\/content\/download\/5575664","source_id":"a2d6a050-b97e-493b-b596-2ddcabbad320","label":"ADX \u2014 Burjeel day surgery platform (EN)","publisher":"ADX Disclosures"},{"url":"https:\/\/apigateway.adx.ae\/adx\/cdn\/1.0\/content\/download\/5575271","source_id":null,"label":"ADX \u2014 Burjeel day surgery platform (AR)","publisher":"apigateway.adx.ae"}],"corrections":[],"translations":[{"language":"ar","slug":"burjeel-day-surgery-platform-leadership-1-oct-2026","published_at":"2026-10-01T04:34:21+00:00","is_current":false},{"language":"en","slug":"burjeel-day-surgery-platform-leadership-1-oct-2026","published_at":"2026-10-01T04:34:21+00:00","is_current":true}],"schema_type":"NewsArticle"},"meta":{"request_id":"ba944749-3838-4e3c-9e85-a0868f12dc8e","locale":"en"},"errors":[]}