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Al Jalila Children’s Speciality Hospital
Mrs. Yuser Hamad is a senior nursing leader in the United Arab Emirates with extensive experience in pediatric nursing, nursing management, patient safety, healthcare quality, and clinical operations. She is currently Acting Nursing Director at Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital (AJCH), Dubai Health, where she provides nursing leadership within the UAE’s specialized pediatric healthcare system.
Mrs. Hamad's professional profile lists education at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), including a postgraduate qualification completed in 2016–2018. RCSI's alumni publication specifically lists Yuser Suleiman Abedelmonem Hamad among the MSc 2018 – RCSI Dubai graduates, supporting the identification of her full name.
Her earlier education is also listed on her professional profile, with studies dating from 2001–2005, although the publicly indexed profile does not clearly state the exact degree title.
Mrs. Hamad has built her career in pediatric healthcare and progressively moved into nursing management and leadership roles.
Earlier professional records identify her as a Preoperative Nurse Manager at Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital, demonstrating her experience in managing perioperative nursing services within a pediatric hospital environment. She has subsequently progressed into senior nursing leadership and is now identified by Dubai Health as Acting Nursing Director.
In her current leadership capacity, she is responsible for supporting the delivery of safe, effective and high-quality nursing services. Her own professional profile describes her as being accountable for the delivery of safe and effective direct and indirect patient care, highlighting her focus on clinical quality and nursing-service management.
A significant part of Mrs. Hamad's professional profile is her involvement in healthcare quality improvement and patient safety.
She holds the Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) credential from the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ). Her CPHQ credential is independently listed in her professional profile and in NAHQ's international CPHQ directory.
She was also part of a Dubai Health multidisciplinary team involved in the “Zero by Design: Data-Driven CAUTI Prevention in a Paediatric Hospital at Dubai Health” quality-improvement initiative. The project aimed to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) among pediatric inpatients, with a target of reducing the rate to 1.3 or fewer per 1,000 catheter-days and achieving a zero rate in January 2025. The initiative received a Clinical Excellence and Patient Safety – Highly Commended recognition at the 28th Annual ACHS Quality Improvement Awards.
Mrs. Hamad's career is strongly connected to pediatric healthcare. Her work at Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital places her within one of Dubai's dedicated pediatric healthcare environments, where nursing leadership involves coordinating multidisciplinary teams and maintaining high standards of care for children and their families.
In a 2025 Gulf News feature on Dubai Health nurses, she described the emotional motivation behind her work as seeing children recover and bringing reassurance to their families. The article highlighted an experience involving a child recovering from serious surgery who smiled at her after spending 10 days in critical care.
Mrs. Hamad has also contributed to professional and academic work related to pediatric nursing and patient safety.
In 2026, she was listed as a co-author of the peer-reviewed article “From Paper to Proactive Safety: Digitalising Shift Checklists in a Paediatric Cardiac ICU,” published in Nursing in Critical Care. The research was conducted by a multidisciplinary team affiliated with Al Jalila Children's Hospital, Dubai, UAE, and examined the digitalization of shift checklists as a patient-safety intervention in a pediatric cardiac intensive-care setting.
Her involvement in this publication demonstrates her contribution to the use of digital tools, structured communication and safety systems to strengthen pediatric critical-care practice.
Mrs. Hamad is listed as a Guest of Honor at the 2nd Emirates Diabetes Educators Society Conference (DES2026), scheduled for 31 October–1 November 2026 in Dubai. DES2026 identifies her as Head Nurse, Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital, Dubai, UAE. The conference also lists senior UAE healthcare leaders including Dr. Sumaya Al Blooshi, Prof. Nabeel Al-Yateem and other nursing and medical leaders.
Her inclusion in the conference reflects her broader role in nursing leadership and multidisciplinary healthcare education in the UAE.
Diabetes Educators Society DES
Diabetes Educators Society DES