Hospitals and clinics put different demands on a floor than almost any other building type: constant disinfection, wheeled traffic from beds and trolleys around the clock, and zero tolerance for a surface that traps bacteria or fails a safety inspection.
Wetar has supplied and installed flooring for hospitals and healthcare facilities across the UAE for close to two decades, including Rashid Hospital’s Trauma Center, NMC Hospital in Al Ain, and Iranian Hospital on Al Wasl Road.
Seamless, heat-welded vinyl
Homogeneous and heterogeneous vinyl sheet with heat-welded seams and coved skirting — no grout lines or open joints for bacteria to collect in wards, corridors, and operating areas.
ESD flooring for sensitive areas
Static-dissipative vinyl for operating theatres, imaging suites, and equipment rooms where static discharge is a real risk.
Slip resistance where it matters most
Slip-rated finishes in wet areas, sluice rooms, and entrances, sized to patient and staff safety, not just the spec sheet.
Phased installation, live facility
Sequenced, out-of-hours installation so wards and departments stay operational while work is carried out floor by floor.
Healthcare Projects
Iranian Hospital, Al Wasl Road
Dubai
22,000 sqm
- NMC Hospital, Al Ain
- Al Tawam Hospital (Various Jobs), Al Ain20,000 sqm
- Al Zahra Hospital, Barsha, Dubai16,000 sqm
- Ghayathi Hospital, Ghayathi, Abu Dhabi12,000 sqm
- Rashid Hospital, Trauma Center, Dubai9,000 sqm
- Al Zahra Hospital, Sharjah (Now NMC Hospital), Sharjah8,000 sqm
- Al Hamra Polyclinic, Opp Al Hamra Village, Ras Al Khaimah4,000 sqm
- Al Zahra Clinic, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai4,000 sqm
- Dialysis Center, Mafraq, Abu Dhabi2,500 sqm
- ADNOC Hospital, Al Ruwais, Abu Dhabi1,800 sqm
- Autism Center, Dubai1,500 sqm
- Dibba Hospital, Fujairah1,500 sqm
- The Medcare Hospital, Al Safa, Dubai1,500 sqm
- Al Bedaya Wellness Clinic, Jumeira, Dubai1,200 sqm
- Medcare Woman and Children Hospital, Dubai1,200 sqm
- Neuro Spinal Hospital, Bur Dubai, Dubai1,200 sqm
- Zayed Military Hospital, Abu Dhabi1,200 sqm
- Zulekha Hospital, Al Qusais, Dubai1,100 sqm
See our full portfolio on the Projects page.
Frequently Asked Questions
What flooring standards does hospital flooring need to meet in the UAE?
Hospital and clinic floors are typically specified as heat-welded homogeneous or heterogeneous vinyl sheet, with a wear rating suited to continuous wheeled traffic, slip resistance in wet zones, and coved skirting so there’s no open seam at the wall junction for bacteria to collect in. Static-dissipative (ESD) vinyl is used in operating theatres and imaging suites where static discharge is a risk.
Can flooring be installed in a hospital while it stays open?
Yes — most of our hospital work, including at Rashid Hospital’s Trauma Center and NMC Hospital, is sequenced and installed out of hours, ward by ward or floor by floor, so the facility keeps operating throughout.
Is heat-welded vinyl sheet more hygienic than vinyl tiles?
Heat-welding fuses the seams between sheets into a single continuous, watertight surface, unlike tiled vinyl, which has open grout-style joints. In wards, corridors, and operating areas that get disinfected constantly, that difference matters for infection control.
What’s the difference between standard vinyl and ESD (static-dissipative) vinyl?
ESD vinyl includes a conductive layer that safely dissipates static electricity to earth, keeping resistance within a controlled range. It’s specified for operating theatres, imaging suites, and equipment rooms where a static discharge could damage sensitive electronics.