Nizwa Hospital: Ad Dakhiliyah's referral hospital
The regional hospital for Nizwa and the interior: history, services and what to do in an emergency in the mountains.
2026-10-19
Nizwa Hospital, first opened in 1971, is the referral hospital for the Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate. It serves Nizwa, Bahla, Izki and the mountain villages of Jebel Akhdar and Jebel Shams.
Services
Emergency care, general medicine and surgery, maternity and child health, and specialist clinics. Serious cases can be transferred to Muscat, about an hour and a half away.
For visitors to the mountains
If you hike or drive on Jebel Akhdar or Jebel Shams, note the nearest health centres and Nizwa Hospital. Call 9999 in an emergency; the Royal Oman Police also run air rescue.
Private options
Nizwa has private clinics and a Badr Al Samaa hospital for routine care.
Good to know
Departments, opening hours and referral rules change. Call the hospital or check the Ministry of Health before you go. In an emergency in Oman, call 9999.
Living nearby
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