Clinique Atfal Akdital

Opened in August 2000, Clinique Atfal holds the distinction of being Morocco’s very first private hospital created exclusively for children. Strategically located on Boulevard Abderrahim Bouabid in the family-oriented Oasis district of Casablanca, the clinic was conceived to bridge a critical gap in specialized pediatric services within the country’s largest city. In 2021 the facility became part of Groupe Akdital, Morocco’s leading private healthcare network, an acquisition that accelerated its modernisation and expanded its capacity to serve young patients from across the nation.

The clinic now offers 37 hospitalization beds, all tailored to children’s comfort and safety. Fourteen of these are standard paediatric rooms equipped with low, protective rails, playful décor, children’s television channels and complimentary Wi-Fi so families can stay connected. A 7-bed day-hospital is dedicated to ambulatory surgery, allowing many procedures to be performed seamlessly without prolonged overnight stays, an approach that minimises anxiety for both children and parents.

A centrepiece of Clinique Atfal is its 12-post neonatal unit. Furnished with incubators, advanced monitors, neonatal ventilators, nasal CPAP masks and intensive phototherapy lamps, the unit can safely manage premature newborns as well as babies presenting with complex congenital malformations or respiratory distress syndromes. Adjacent to this department lies a 4-bed paediatric intensive care unit, featuring high-precision monitoring, mechanical ventilation, infusion pumps and point-of-care diagnostic tools such as blood-gas analysers and mobile ultrasound machines. Together these critical-care zones create a continuum of life-saving support from the very first minutes after birth through the most demanding stages of childhood illness or trauma.

Surgical activity is carried out in an operating block comprising four intervention rooms, a central sterilisation service and a dedicated recovery area staffed by paediatric-trained anaesthetists and nurses. Disciplines covered include paediatric general surgery, orthopaedics, neurosurgery, ENT, urology and minimally invasive techniques. The radiology department was recently upgraded with a multi-slice scanner, high-resolution ultrasound and mobile X-ray to ensure rapid, child-sensitive imaging.

The medical team gathers some of the country’s most respected specialists: Dr. Karim Idrissi Kaitouni (paediatric dental surgery), Prof. Achouri Mohamed (paediatric neurosurgery), Prof. Abdeslam Khairouni (paediatric orthopaedics), Prof. Fayssal Lazrak (paediatric surgery) and several senior anaesthesia-resuscitation consultants. Their collective expertise means that even highly complex pathologies—cranio-spinal malformations, severe fractures, neonatal digestive anomalies or poly-trauma—can be managed under one roof.

Because emergencies do not keep office hours, urgent care is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Parents can call +212 5 22 23 18 18 at any time to activate the on-call team. Family-centred policies permit a parent to remain at the bedside, and multilingual staff ensure clear communication with both local and international families.

Under the stewardship of Groupe Akdital the clinic has increased its bed capacity by 35 percent, introduced electronic medical records and implemented stringent infection-control protocols that mirror international norms. Continuous training programmes, combined with child-friendly architectural features—bright colours, interactive murals and quiet rest areas—create an environment where healing and reassurance go hand in hand.

From preventive check-ups and routine vaccinations to high-risk neonatal resuscitation and advanced orthopaedic reconstruction, Clinique Atfal delivers a full spectrum of paediatric and children’s health services in one accessible Casablanca location. Parents seeking compassionate, technologically advanced care for their children will find a proven partner in Clinique Atfal.