Hospital operators directory 2026

    Private Hospital Groups in Oman

    Oman’s private hospital sector was built to serve expatriate workers and is now being repositioned by the Dhamani mandatory insurance rollout, Vision 2040 health reforms and a new generation of tertiary hospitals that aim to keep complex care — and Omani patients — inside the country.

    The Ministry of Health runs about 50 hospitals and more than 200 health centres providing free care to citizens, alongside Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, the Armed Forces and Royal Oman Police medical services and Petroleum Development Oman’s facilities. Around 30 private hospitals, concentrated in Muscat, Sohar and Salalah, are operated by groups such as Badr Al Samaa, Aster Al Raffah, KIMS, Burjeel and Starcare, with newer entrants like Oman International Hospital and Al Hayat raising the level of private tertiary care. This directory lists the private hospital groups and operators that matter for pharmaceutical, medical device and diagnostics companies in Oman, alongside the public systems and payers that shape their formularies and purchasing.

    Updated September 2026 · Oman Ministry of Health — Directorate General of Private Health Establishments, licensed private hospitals as of September 2026 · 15 named accounts

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    ~90

    Hospitals in Oman, around 30 of them private

    ~7,500

    Hospital beds nationally, with MOH holding roughly 65%

    ~40%

    Expatriate share of the population, the traditional private-hospital market

    2040

    Oman Vision 2040 target year for health-system transformation and private-sector growth

    Named accounts

    Top private hospital groups and operators in Oman

    Public, well-known names BioNixus studies at account and SKU level. This is an editorial snapshot, not an endorsement or a market-share ranking. Cross-checked against Oman Ministry of Health — Directorate General of Private Health Establishments, licensed private hospitals (as of 2026-09-03).
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    01Badr Al Samaa Group of HospitalsMuscat
    02Aster Al Raffah Hospitals & ClinicsMuscat
    03KIMS Oman HospitalMuscat
    04Burjeel Hospital Muscat (Burjeel Holdings)Muscat
    05Starcare HospitalMuscat
    06Apollo Hospital MuscatMuscat
    07Oman International HospitalMuscat
    08Al Hayat International HospitalMuscat
    09Muscat Private HospitalMuscat
    10Lifeline Hospital and Abeer HospitalSohar / Muscat
    11Ministry of Health — Royal Hospital and Regional Referral HospitalsMuscat
    12Sultan Qaboos University HospitalMuscat
    13Armed Forces Hospital and Royal Oman Police HospitalMuscat
    14Petroleum Development Oman — Medical ServicesMuscat
    15Dhamani Platform and Liva InsuranceMuscat

    Primary research

    These are the hospital operators we work with in Oman

    Selling into private hospitals in Oman? BioNixus runs procurement-committee interviews, formulary-listing studies and KOL mapping across the groups above. Proposal ready within 48 hours of a brief.

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    How the market is structured

    How private hospital provision works in Oman

    Public provision dominates. The Ministry of Health’s Royal Hospital, Khoula, Al Nahdha and regional referral hospitals in Sohar, Nizwa, Ibri, Sur and Salalah deliver most acute and specialty care to Omanis, procuring through the Directorate General of Medical Supplies’ annual tenders, while Sultan Qaboos University Hospital and the Armed Forces, Royal Oman Police and PDO hospitals buy independently. Private hospitals historically served expatriates on employer insurance and cash, and the largest groups reflect that origin: Badr Al Samaa runs hospitals and polyclinics across Muscat, Sohar, Salalah, Barka and Nizwa with the highest private patient volumes in the country; Aster Al Raffah operates hospitals in Muscat, Sohar and Ibri; KIMS Oman Hospital in Darsait and Starcare in Seeb serve dense expatriate catchments; and Apollo Hospital Muscat and Burjeel Muscat extend Indian and UAE groups. A newer premium tier — Oman International Hospital, Al Hayat International Hospital and Muscat Private Hospital — targets Omani nationals and complex care that previously went to MOH or abroad. Dhamani, the unified health-insurance platform, is being rolled out to private-sector employees and visitors, routing more patients through insurer networks administered by companies such as Liva, Oman Insurance and Dhofar Insurance with tariff and formulary controls. For manufacturers the channel has a public door through MOH and SQUH tenders via registered agents, and a private door through group pharmacy and procurement committees that are becoming more formulary-driven as insurance expands.

    Local

    Omani-owned private hospitals, from the established Muscat Private Hospital to new premium entrants such as Oman International and Al Hayat, and the domestic insurers that fund them.

    • Dhamani Platform and Liva Insurance

    Multinational

    International hospital groups such as Apollo that operate directly in Oman, bringing referral links and clinical protocols from their home networks.

    • Apollo Hospital Muscat

    Regional

    Gulf and Indian-origin groups — Aster, KIMS, Burjeel, Badr Al Samaa’s founders — that run multi-country networks with Omani hospitals.

    • Aster Al Raffah Hospitals & Clinics
    • KIMS Oman Hospital
    • Burjeel Hospital Muscat (Burjeel Holdings)

    Operators, insurers & public systems

    The Ministry of Health, SQUH, military and PDO systems that hold most beds and public purchasing, plus the Dhamani platform governing private access.

    • Badr Al Samaa Group of Hospitals
    • Starcare Hospital
    • Oman International Hospital
    • Al Hayat International Hospital
    • Muscat Private Hospital
    • Lifeline Hospital and Abeer Hospital
    • Ministry of Health — Royal Hospital and Regional Referral Hospitals
    • Sultan Qaboos University Hospital
    • Armed Forces Hospital and Royal Oman Police Hospital
    • Petroleum Development Oman — Medical Services

    What is moving

    What is moving hospital provision in Oman

    Dhamani mandatory insurance

    Phased rollout of unified health insurance to private-sector employees and visitors funds private hospital admissions and pushes operators into structured insurer networks.

    Repatriating complex care

    New tertiary hospitals and government policy to treat Omanis domestically rather than abroad raise demand for oncology, cardiac and neurosurgical therapies and devices.

    Vision 2040 health transformation

    Reforms to separate purchasing from provision, expand private participation and localise pharmaceutical manufacturing reshape procurement across MOH and private hospitals.

    Regional group expansion

    Burjeel, Aster, KIMS and Badr Al Samaa continue to add beds in Muscat, Sohar and Salalah, concentrating private purchasing in a few groups.

    BioNixus fieldwork

    How BioNixus studies private hospital groups and operators in Oman

    The accounts above are the ones our field teams and analysts work with. What a brand team typically commissions from us in Oman:
    • Formulary and procurement decision mapping at Badr Al Samaa, Aster Al Raffah, KIMS, Burjeel Muscat, Royal Hospital and SQUH.
    • KOL, pharmacy director and Directorate General of Medical Supplies interviews on tender behaviour and specialty-brand adoption.
    • Payer research with Liva, Oman Insurance, Dhofar Insurance and TPAs on Dhamani network and formulary design.
    • Patient pathway studies with Omani and expatriate patients in oncology, cardiology, diabetes and maternity across Muscat, Sohar and Salalah.

    Private Hospital Groups market research in Oman

    Questions

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Which are the largest private hospital groups in Oman?

    Badr Al Samaa leads, followed by Aster Al Raffah, KIMS Oman, Burjeel Muscat, Starcare and Apollo, with Oman International, Al Hayat and Muscat Private Hospital forming a premium tier aimed at Omani nationals.

    Who runs public hospitals in Oman?

    The Ministry of Health operates about 50 hospitals and more than 200 health centres, while Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, the Armed Forces, Royal Oman Police and PDO run their own facilities.

    How do Omani hospitals buy medicines and devices?

    MOH facilities buy through Directorate General of Medical Supplies tenders; SQUH and military hospitals tender independently; private groups purchase through pharmacy and procurement committees from registered agents.

    What is Dhamani?

    Oman’s unified health-insurance platform, rolled out in phases to private-sector employees and visitors, which routes insured patients into private hospital networks with tariff and formulary controls.

    What does BioNixus study about hospital groups in Oman?

    Formulary and procurement decision mapping at Badr Al Samaa, Aster, KIMS, Royal Hospital and SQUH; KOL and pharmacy director interviews; insurer and Dhamani research; and account-level brand tracking.

    Is this a ranking of the best hospitals?

    No. This is a B2B directory of operators grouped by role, included because they recur in BioNixus Oman fieldwork and Ministry of Health licensing records; order does not indicate quality or size.

    Sources

    Data sources & methodology

    This directory aggregates publicly available company and channel facts — filings, brand sites, and BioNixus fieldwork in Oman. It is an editorial snapshot of the accounts we study, not a share ranking and not a substitute for NielsenIQ, IQVIA, or another syndicated feed.

    Primary register: Oman Ministry of Health — Directorate General of Private Health Establishments, licensed private hospitals, consulted 2026-09-03. Company classification (Local / MNC / Regional / operators, insurers & public systems) reflects ownership and role in Oman, not size.

    • Ministry of Health Annual Health Report, hospital and bed statistics, 2024
    • Financial Services Authority Dhamani rollout announcements, 2024–2025
    • National Centre for Statistics and Information population data; Burjeel Holdings, Aster DM Healthcare and Apollo Hospitals disclosures, 2024–2025
    • BioNixus Oman hospital and payer fieldwork, 2023–2026

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    What happens on the call

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