Amiri Hospital
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The Amiri Hospital is a general hospital located in the Kuwait City
Kuwait City
-Suburbs:Although the districts below are not usually recognized as suburbs, the following is a list of a few areas surrounding Kuwait city:Al-Salam ""السلام"" -Economy:...

 and it serves an estimated 400,000 patients per year.

History

The hospital was built in 1949 to be the first government owned hospital. Before that there was only the US missionary hospital and small clinic run by doctors in their own houses.
The original hospital building was closed in the 1970s after the opening of the new modern building.

Building

The current main building of Amiri Hospital is located on the Arabian Gulf Street, overlooking the Persian Gulf
Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf, in Southwest Asia, is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.The Persian Gulf was the focus of the 1980–1988 Iran-Iraq War, in which each side attacked the other's oil tankers...

. It comprises ten floors and a basement.
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