AL AHMADI HOSPITAL - Kuwait City, Kuwait

In April 1947, KOC's established the first KOC hospital in Kuwait City, consisting of a few tents and two clay pavilions, was erected. It was used at this time, and was limited to four seats. At the time, the hospital had four wards with a capacity up to 80 patients. There was also a surgical room, a screening room, a management office, a small clinic and a kitchen.

Disease diagnostic services consisted of a small portable unit that carry out simple laboratory operations.

The number of outpatients per day was steadily increasing. They came from the company's offices in Kuwait and from the oil field which was 30 miles away, they were also coming from a primary clinic in al-Maqwa field, which resulted in a rapid increase in the surgery operations. Despite the limited medical facilities, the wards were no longer able to accommodate more patients.