Hello friends... Just received an email from the HR of MOH. I will NOT be joining Royal Hospital Muscat but other hospital as Specialist Paediatrics in the NON CAPITAL region. I will be pasting a list of the hospitals I have gathered from MOH website. It will be highly helpful if you could please help me with the following information regarding each area please.
1) is there any Indian school in the area? How is it? Is there any other schools frequented by Indian expats? My son is in std 1.
2) how is the day to day family life? Is there anything to do there for the family and kids?
3) is there any area you would suggest I say NO to as a family man?
Here is the list. Please ignore the capital area hospitals.
Hospital Emergency Tel. Number Address
Royal Hospital 24599461-24599457 P.O. Box 1131 Seeb Airport 111
Royal Hospital child 24599808 P.O. Box 1131 Seeb Airport 111
Sultan Qaboos Hospital
23216100
P.O. Box 98 Sallalah 211
Khoula Hospital 24563579 P.O. Box 358 Mina Al Fahal 116
Al Nahdha Hospital 24837800 P.O. Box Mina Al Fahal 116
Ibn Sina Hospital 24877361 P.O. Box Mina Al Fahal 116
Quriyat Hospital 24845933 P.O. Box Mina Al Fahal 116
Sohar Hospital 26840399 P.O. Box 749 Sohar 311
Saham Hospital 26855148 P.O. Box 749 Sohar 311
Al Rustaq Hospital 26877186 P.O. Box 2 Al Rustaq 318
Al Buraimi Hospital 25652319 P.O. Box 618 Ibri 511
Ibri Hospital 25587100 P.O. Box 618 Ibri 511
Tanam Hospital 25699033 P.O. Box 618 Ibri 511
Nizwa Hospital 25449361 P.O. Box 455 Nizwa 611
Adam Hospital 244 - 25434055 P.O. Box 455 Nizwa 611
Haima Hospital 23436420 P.O. Box 13 Haima 711
Sumail Hospital 25352236 P.O. Box 455 Nizwa 611
Izki Hospital 25340033 P.O. Box 455 Nizwa 611
Khasab Hospital 26730148 P.O. Box 42 Khasab 811
Diba Hospital 26836446 P.O. Box 42 Khasab 811
Boukha 26828562 P.O. Box 42 Khasab 811
Sur Hospital 25561372 P.O. Box 52 Sur 411
Ibra Hospital 25587100 P.O. Box 275 Ibra 414
Jalan Ban Bu Ali Hospital 25553011 P.O. Box 52 Sur 411
Jalan Ban Bu Hassan Hospital 25550960 P.O. Box 52 Sur 411
Masira Hospital 25504363 P.O. Box 52 Sur 411
Bidya Hospital 25583998 P.O. Box 275 Ibra 413
Sinaw Hospital 25524143 P.O. Box 275 Ibra 413
Help will be very very highly appreciated.
New turn of events!
WoW ... Man! These hospitals are scattered allover Oman; the question now is; Where will you be based?! Is it up to you to decide on the location or your employer will do?
If its a kind of rotational work, then its always better to be based in Muscat to have an easy access to the rest of the areas.
Please mind the distances between the different cities in Oman, that's why knowing where you will be based is of a great importance to you!
I will be posted in any one of them, exactly which one I don't know. What I know is NOT IN MUSCAT. If you have idea about those places in the questions I have asked can you please help. It may help me decide to choose if at all I am given a choice.
Many thanks in advance.
Nizwa and Sohar are your best bet. Both are more developed than the other areas.
I don't have a detailed answer to your questions though, hope other family men around can give you a comprehensive answers 
Good Luck!
VidoDido wrote:Nizwa and Sohar are your best bet. Both are more developed than the other areas.
I don't have a detailed answer to your questions though, hope other family men around can give you a comprehensive answers
Good Luck!
Thanks very much!
Hello dr_aich,
I would add Sur and Salalah to Nizwa and Sohar which VidoDido has already mentioned. The rest of the places are in far-flung 'interiors'. The medium of communication will only be Arabic. And you have no option but to learn Arabic, to even lead your day-to-day life.
Being 'interiors', there will be no social life. No Indian Schools. And nothing to do.
Working in the interiors is by no means easy. So harden yourself mentally to take on the many challenges that lie ahead.
Best wishes.
Sumitran wrote:Hello dr_aich,
I would add Sur and Salalah to Nizwa and Sohar which VidoDido has already mentioned. The rest of the places are in far-flung 'interiors'. The medium of communication will only be Arabic. And you have no option but to learn Arabic, to even lead your day-to-day life.
Being 'interiors', there will be no social life. No Indian Schools. And nothing to do.
Working in the interiors is by no means easy. So harden yourself mentally to take on the many challenges that lie ahead.
Best wishes.
Thanks Mr Sumitran
Fingers crossed I am given a choice. Just to disturb once again could you please list Nizwa, Sur, Sohar and Salalah as 1 2 3 4 , mostly keeping schooling and family life in view please. If at all I am given a choice.
Many thanks in advance.
Hello dr_aich,
Listing the places basis their desirability scale is no big challenge as there is very little to choose between them.
In any case, for your satisfaction here are my personal ratings :
1. Salalah - Second capital of the Sultanate; His Majesty's hometown; Khareef in summer; massive malls and hypermarkets; lots of Indian expatriates; Indian School.
2. Nizwa - Ancient town with a very famous fort and a souq; lots of Indian expatriates; Indian School.
3. Sur - Oman's oldest trading post, from where the ancient Omanis set sail to seek their fortunes across India and even up to China in their handcrafted Dhows; hometown of the Bahwans; ONLG's plant is situated here; many Indian expatriates.
4. Sohar - Small town; Industrial Estate; Port Services; Indian School and many Indian expatriates.
Please be aware that that the quality of education in all these places will leave a lot to be desired. For that matter even in Muscat's best Indian Schools, the quality of education provided does not match with what is available for similar standards back home.
Good luck.
whats about ibra and ibrii
hashir3 wrote:whats about ibra and ibrii
Both are very small towns, with little or no social life for expatriates.
ibri definitely can be boring
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