The New American Mission Hospital groundwork ceremony, held in 1954 under the patronage of the late Sheikh Abdulla Al-Salem Al (Kuwait's 11th ruler) and attended by the late Abdulla Saleh Al Mulla (the Kuwaiti government 2nd Sercretary), the permanent British government delegate to Kuwait and Dr. Askdr.

The strong presence of Al Mulla Family and its substantial contributions to the modern renaissance of the country are immortal in the history of Kuwait. The late Abdulla Saleh Al Mulla never missed any historical event that laid the groundwork for a paradigm shift to a prosperous and modern lifestyle which pushed the country towards a global prestigious status.
Motivated by his love and passion towards Kuwait, Abdulla Saleh Al Mulla business and social commitments never stalled him from attending those very significant occasions. He was known for his continual support for Kuwait's rulers while they were making history to modernize the country in all the areas of trade, development, health and infra structure.
In 1954, the American mission in Kuwait organized a ceremony to lay the groundwork for the “New American Mission Hospital”. It was one of the very memorable occasions in Kuwait's modernization history which had a great impact in developing better health care services for its growing population. The event was held at the same site of an old hospital established and built by the mission in 1913 to provide a modern health services in the country.
The ceremony was held under the patronage of the late Sheikh Abdulla Al-Salem Al-Sabah (Kuwait's eleventh ruler) and Abdulla Saleh Al Mulla who played a very active role in organizing the event. It was also attended by the permanent British government delegate to Kuwait.
The historical ceremony was dedicated to Dr. Stanley Mylrea, the first doctor to work in the American Mission Hospital built in 1913. He was highly steadfast to serve the people of Kuwait until his retirement in 1941. In 1952, he died and was buried in Kuwait.
After two years of non-stop construction work to build the new American Mission Hospital, the opening ceremony was held in 1956 with presence of Abdulla Al-Salem in 1956, but was missed by Abdulla Saleh Al Mulla who passed away in June 20, 1955. His son, Bader Abdulla Al Mulla succeeded as the government secretary and attended the event to follow the steps of his grandfather and father in serving Kuwait.
The hospital kept on providing its services until 1967, the government built bigger and more advanced hospitals to meet the needs of the community. The building was transformed by the Ministry of Health to become the Department of Dermatology, then as the headquarters of the Forensic Medicine of the Ministry of Interior and in 1993 it was converted to Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah, a cultural institution incorporating the private collection of Islamic art under the care of the Ministry of Information. It still resides and kept in the same place near the beach as a very important historical building in Kuwait.