Only 9.4% of UAE health facilities with published hours are open 24/7

Only 9.4% of UAE health facilities with published opening hours are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, according to this month's Zavis UAE After-hours Care Index. The index found 703 of these facilities among 7,449 that publish hours on their Google Business listings, as held in the UAE Open Healthcare Directory on 10 November 2026.

That share has not changed since the last edition. For patients, round-the-clock care depends on a small number of hospitals and pharmacies. For operators and insurers, the data shows where people who need care at night have few places to go.

Late opening is much more common than round-the-clock service. Zavis analysis finds that 3,439 facilities, or 46.2%, stay open until 22:00 or later at least five days a week without being open 24/7. Few facilities close on Fridays: 90.5% of facilities with published hours are open on Friday. Since the last edition, the number of facilities with hours, the 24/7 count and the late-opening count have each risen slightly.

Hospitals and pharmacies carry the night

Hospitals & Medical Centers have the highest 24/7 share of any facility type in the index, at 55.7%. That is 83 of the 149 with published hours. The share fell slightly from the last edition. No other facility type's share changed.

Pharmacies have the most round-the-clock sites by count. Of 2,325 pharmacies with published hours, 406 (17.5%) are open 24/7.

Most outpatient care closes at night. Only 3.2% of General Clinics & Polyclinics are open 24/7, or 99 of 3,057. The share is 1.7% for Dental Clinics, or 11 sites. Among Pediatrics & Child Health facilities it is 3.7%: one of the 27 listings with hours is open around the clock.

Round-the-clock share by type of facility

Type	Facilities with hours	Open 24/7	24/7 share (%)
General Clinics & Polyclinics	3,057	99	3.2
Pharmacies	2,325	406	17.5
Dental Clinics	631	11	1.7
Hospitals & Medical Centers	149	83	55.7
Pediatrics & Child Health	27	1	3.7

Abu Dhabi has the highest round-the-clock share; smaller emirates stay open late

Among cities, Abu Dhabi has the highest 24/7 share, at 13.2%, with 202 of 1,525 facilities open around the clock. Al Ain is second at 11.2%. Dubai has 4,110 facilities with published hours and the most 24/7 sites, at 390, a share of 9.5%.

Sharjah has 34 facilities open 24/7 out of 903, a share of 3.8%. Umm Al Quwain and Ras Al Khaimah have one each. The smaller cities score higher on late opening. Ras Al Khaimah has the highest late share at 79.2%, from a base of 24 facilities with hours. Umm Al Quwain follows at 74.6% and Ajman at 72.1%. Sharjah's late share of 57.9% is above Dubai's 43.7% and Abu Dhabi's 38.3%.

The pharmacy figures follow the same pattern. Abu Dhabi has the highest share of 24-hour pharmacies, at 24.9%, with 127 sites. Dubai has the most, at 208, a share of 18.2%. In Sharjah, 23 pharmacies (7.3%) are open 24/7. None of the 9 pharmacies with published hours in Ras Al Khaimah is open 24/7.

After-hours access by city

City	Facilities with hours	Open 24/7	24/7 share (%)	Open late 5+ days	Late share (%)
Dubai	4,110	390	9.5	1,797	43.7
Abu Dhabi	1,525	202	13.2	584	38.3
Sharjah	903	34	3.8	523	57.9
Ajman	416	29	7	300	72.1
Al Ain	409	46	11.2	169	41.3
Umm Al Quwain	59	1	1.7	44	74.6
Ras Al Khaimah	24	1	4.2	19	79.2

Al Barsha has the most 24/7 facilities of any neighbourhood

Al Barsha in Dubai has 66 facilities open 24/7, the most of any neighbourhood, out of 297 with published hours. Deira is next with 44 of 449, then Al Ain Central with 38 of 350. Bur Dubai has 23. In Abu Dhabi, Yas Island and Mussafah have 16 each and Mohammed Bin Zayed City has 14.

Jumeirah has 526 facilities with published hours, more than any other neighbourhood in the table, but only 19 of them are open 24/7. So a large number of facilities in an area does not mean much round-the-clock service.

Neighbourhoods with the most 24/7 facilities

Area	City	Open 24/7	Facilities with hours
Al Barsha	Dubai	66	297
Deira	Dubai	44	449
Al Ain Central	Al Ain	38	350
Bur Dubai	Dubai	23	242
Jumeirah	Dubai	19	526
Yas Island	Abu Dhabi	16	88
Al Garhoud	Dubai	16	93
Al Qusais	Dubai	16	167
Mussafah	Abu Dhabi	16	169
Mohammed Bin Zayed City	Abu Dhabi	14	95

Busy Sharjah districts have no round-the-clock option

Zavis analysis also lists busy neighbourhoods where no facility publishes 24/7 hours. Al Qasimia in Sharjah tops the list with 58 facilities with hours, 41 of them open late at least five days a week. Al Nahda in Sharjah has 39 facilities with hours and Sharjah City Center has 26. Al Mushrif in Abu Dhabi, with 23, and Al Jurf in Ajman, with 18, are also on the list.

In these areas, residents can often find a clinic or pharmacy open into the evening but none open overnight. This matches Sharjah's city figures: a high late share and a low 24/7 share.

Busy neighbourhoods with no 24/7 facility listed

Area	City	Facilities with hours	Open late 5+ days
Al Qasimia	Sharjah	58	41
Al Nahda	Sharjah	39	31
Sharjah City Center	Sharjah	26	19
Al Mushrif	Abu Dhabi	23	10
Al Jurf	Ajman	18	13

What it means

For operators, the gap areas show neighbourhoods where many facilities stay open late but none publishes 24/7 hours. The data shows where round-the-clock options are missing. It does not show how many patients need care there overnight.

For insurers, only 3.2% of General Clinics & Polyclinics are open 24/7. That suggests members who need care overnight have few outpatient options outside hospitals and pharmacies. Accurate hours in network directories help members find a facility that is open.

For patients, check a facility's hours before travelling at night, and call ahead. Facilities publish these hours themselves on Google, and they have not been checked by phone. Another 4,828 active listings publish no readable weekly hours and are not counted, so the real number of facilities open late or around the clock may be different.