The company is headquartered in Abu Dhabi and has branch offices in Dubai, Ajman, Al Ain and Northern Emirates.

[3][4] On 8 April 2020, NMC was placed into administration by UK High Court judge Sebastian Prentis due to the insolvency of the company caused by frauds alleged to have been committed by the founder and chairman of the board B. R.

[11][12] That same year, NMC began managing operations at the Shiekh Khalifa General Hospital in Umm Al Quwain, acquired the BR Medical Suites in Dubai Healthcare City and continued their expansion with the addition of new medical setups such as NMC Royal Hospital in Khalifa City[13] and operations in Al Ain's industrial area.

[17] In August 2016, the company expanded its operations into Saudi Arabia when it acquired a 70 percent stake in As Salama Hospital in Al Khobar; NMC Health also invested in a project to build a 120-bed care centre in Jeddah that will be managed by its subsidiary Provita.

[25] Later in the month shares in the company were suspended from trading amid concerns that debt had been under-reported: the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced an investigation.

[26] Also in February 2020, as per the regulatory fillings to the London Stock Exchange, the company disclosed about the "highly preliminary approaches" made by the private equity groups Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Switzerland-based GK Investment for possible buyout.

[6] Consequent to the request from the board of directors of NMC and on going investigation of potential financial irregularities, the company was suspended from its listing on the London Stock Exchange.

[35] On 15 April 2020, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank filed a criminal complaint against NMC Health with the Attorney General's Office of UAE.

[36] In April 2021, HSBC and Standard Chartered cleared around $370M worth of positions in NMC's debt in two separate auctions as more information about likely restructuring recoveries become available.

[45] It has been selected by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) to manage operations of Ruwais Hospital in the Al Dhafra region.