CEO MONTHLY / CEO 100 21 CEO M NTHLY / ISSUE 2 2 20 9 Enriching, Empowering, Evolving Executive Profile Andre Daoud, CEO of Medcare Hospitals and Medical Centre A graduate of Saint Joseph University in Beirut with a bachelor’s degree in insurance, Andre later obtained a higher diploma in Organisational Leadership from the University of Cork. Throughout his career, Andre has become a distinguished expert in identifying new streams for revenue and value creation that can seamlessly be incorporated into established business plans and frameworks. Today, Andre brings some twenty years of strategic management and organisational leadership to Medcare Hospitals. A particular strength lies in tackling financial challenges whilst improving the greater customer experience. Impressively, customers, clients and patients are never far from his considerations. As a keen innovator, Andre Daoud has long been a true believer in the power of technology in achieving high organisational performance. At Medcare, he leads a number of initiatives that aim to deliver unique market differentiation, establish partnerships and capture robust business opportunities that serve to add more value to the already existing patient centric offering. In addition, he also leads the development and execution of tailored business strategies that focus on realising clinical excellence, providing a unique patient experience, leveraging digitalisation by looking beyond technology to drive innovation while also generating organic business growth and expansion. His journey also included delivering healthcare solutions for both the private and public sectors in the region such as partnership agreements and international patient services to establishing national healthcare schemes. Of particular note, Medcare Hospitals and Medical Centres recently announced that it had, for the fifth time, achieved JCI accreditation for its specialised Orthopaedics & Spine Hospital. Since 2006, JCI accreditation has been considered the ‘gold’ standard for UAE hospitals, showcasing an ability to maintain high levels of patient safety and care. Healthcare facilities who are awarded this accreditation have undergone comprehensive and rigorous on-site testing.
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