Inaugurated in November, 1960, the Kanad Hospital was the first institution to offer modern medical care in the entire emirate of Abu Dhabi.

So drastic was the impact of the hospital in reducing mortality that a simple wooden fetal heart monitor was chosen in 2011 as one of the 40 objects that shaped modern UAE by the National newspaper.

[2] In 2009, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the ruler of Abu Dhabi and President of the UAE, granted 135 million dirhams as a grant-in-aid towards expanding the facilities at the hospital.

The hospital has specialized men's, women's, and children's health centers and, as of 2024, has departments of anesthesiology, ENT, ophthalmology, general surgery, pediatrics, neurology, psychiatry, cardiology, orthopedics, urology, obstetrics, endocrinology and radiology.

[7] Currently, Kanad Hospital handles over 200,000 outpatient visits annually, admits 8,000 patients, and performs nearly 4,000 deliveries per year.