Bymaro, the Moroccan subsidiary of France’s Bouygues, has finished building the 280,000-sq-m Mohammed VI International University Hospital Complex in Rabat after 24 months.

The complex consists of four six-storey buildings and a 25-storey tower, offering a total of 600 beds — including 124 reserved for intensive care — along with 24 operating rooms, 19 of which are equipped for robotic surgery. The hospital will support 30 medical specialties, such as neurosurgery, interventional cardiology, oncology, advanced radiotherapy, and medical imaging. It contains a burns unit, 30 neonatal incubators, and Morocco’s only hypobaric chambers, which are used to treat carbon monoxide poisoning. There will also be 15 lecture theatres with 4,000 seats, 72 teaching rooms, and 217 practical work rooms able to accommodate 8,000 students. Located in the university area, all lecture theatres are grouped and offer students and staff a wide range of training in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, health engineering, nursing, and other healthcare. Its green features include 8,800 sq m of photovoltaic panels, optimised design and the use of low-carbon materials, which have reduced emissions by 40% when compared to traditional construction methods.