Company · About ART
Fifty years of European medical operations, now in the UAE.
ART Ambulance Services LLC is the UAE operation of the Ambuce Rescue Team group, founded in Belgium in 1975. We bring the same training discipline, reporting standards and equipment specifications to the Emirates — a single 24/7 dispatch centre, EN 1789-spec fleet, and clinician-led operations across all seven emirates.
What we operate, today
- Type-B and Type-C ambulances, EN 1789 spec
- ALS, BLS, ICU and neonatal configurations
- European-trained paramedics, nurses and doctors
- Coverage across all seven UAE emirates
- 200,000+ patient transports a year across the group
The people behind ART
- Dr. Jan ChristiaenGroup CEO & Group Medical DirectorAnaesthesiologist, intensivist and emergency physician with more than three decades in acute care, and founder of the Ambuce group. Advises governments and operators on the design of emergency medical systems.
- Michael ChristiaenManaging Director, UAEEngineer by training, with strategy and operations experience across European healthcare. Built ART's UAE operation from scratch — licensing, fleet, staffing and systems.
- Omar Al SakafMedical Consultant, UAEMore than 25 years in emergency medical services in Dubai, including a long tenure as Medical Director of the government ambulance service.
- Darryl BusseDirector of Operations, UAECritical Care Paramedic with over two decades leading emergency medical operations in high-risk and remote environments, including senior operations roles with international medical assistance providers.
- Khaled RahravanDispatch SupervisorQuality and compliance specialist with close to a decade regulating and auditing emergency medical service providers in Dubai.
- Lera AlmadroDispatcherEMT-trained with a nursing background and years of frontline patient care, now coordinating call intake and dispatch around the clock.
- Maria DiazSales & Marketing RepresentativeRegistered nurse with more than a decade in medical sales across UAE government and private healthcare, from hospital supply to training equipment.
- Geethu SPHR, Accounts & Administration LeadOver twelve years in accounting, payroll and administration across banking and healthcare in the UAE.