American Mission opens clinic for low-income group

Manama : The American Mission Hospital (AMH) has opened a new refurbished ‘Zwemer Clinic’ to provide high-quality medical care to the low-income group at affordable rates.

The clinic was inaugurated by Shaikh Hisham bin Abdulrahman Al Khalifa, Governor of the Capital Governorate, and Justin Siberell, US Ambassador to the Kingdom yesterday. The board members and several distinguished guests attended the event. 

“I am extremely honoured to be a part of the opening of the Zwemer Clinic. AMH over the years has played a vital role in strengthening the Bahraini and the American community. Further, the launching of this clinic is a reaffirmation of the beginning itself, which was to serve the people. I commend the board members and thank the Government and the Royal Family for all the support they have provided over the years to keep the hospital running. We are looking forward to expanding ties between the two countries and we are very excited to celebrate the effort and be a part of the long legacy and tradition between the two countries,” said Siberell.

“The AMH has been a part of our culture and we are glad to be a part of the opening of the clinic. We believe it will do a lot to help the community and serve the needy, which is a part of our culture here in Bahrain and wish the board members all the success in their new ventures and projects to serve Bahrain and it’s people,” said the Governor.

“The opening of the clinic was to honour Samuel Marinus Zwemer’s legacy of service to the people of Bahrain. The 1926 building has been refurbished and dedicated as the ‘Zwemer Clinic’ in the main hospital in Manama, to its sole purpose  to serve the low-income people of Manama who seek care at AMH by providing affordable high-quality medical care,” said George Cheriyan, Chief Medical Officer at AMH.

The clinic is a tribute to the compassion of the founding missionaries who were instrumental in laying the foundation of modern healthcare in Bahrain.

Samuel Zwemer stopped-over in Bahrain frequently during his tours of Arabia, and which led to the opening of a medical dispensary in the Old Souk in 1893. 

The desire to serve the people of the Kingdom by providing them with modern medical care led to the dedication of the Mason Memorial Hospital. 

The Mason Memorial Hospital transitioned into what is now the American Mission Hospital which aims to provide quality, affordable medical services to all who seek our care, to carefully manage the process by which quality care is delivered, and to embody the Biblical principles of grace, truth and love.