Join Ali Hashemi and Dr. Ihsan Almarzooqi as they reflect on a decade of building hospitals and healthcare ventures across the UAE. From deploying multi-billion-dirham investments to facing insurance pushback, they pull back the curtain on the challenges of innovation in a risk-averse environment. They discuss everything from Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi’s unique model to why outcomes-based care still struggles to gain traction. If you’re a healthcare founder, investor, or industry insider, this conversation offers a raw, unfiltered look at what it really takes to transform healthcare in the region.00:46 The Maglis Culture & Bringing Community Insights to Healthcare
02:50 Building Hospitals & Billion-Dirham Projects: The Mubadala Era
05:28 Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi: Crown Jewel vs. Profit Goals
08:30 Copy-Paste Challenges of Overseas Hospital Affiliations
10:55 Risks, Ambition & Why You Can’t Innovate Without Building
14:00 Facing Insurance Pushback & Realities of Scaling Diabetes Care
20:05 Why Outcomes-Based Care Hasn’t Taken Off (Yet)
22:07 Closing Thoughts & Looking Ahead