DOHA: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has inaugurated the Medical Care and Research Center of Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC).
Following the inauguration, the Prime Minister toured the centre's wings, where he was briefed on the services provided by the centre, which aim to enhance therapeutic practices through clinical precision medicine.
The centre, the newest in the HMC group, aims to support and conduct precision medicine trials and provide access to precision care across all major and subspecialties provided by HMC, while supporting researchers and clinical participants in conducting clinical trials where patient safety is a priority, resulting in fundamental improvements in patient care and outcomes through research and clinical trials.
The opening of the Medical Care and Research Center also reflects HMC’s ongoing commitment to enhancing healthcare services and increasing the capacity to provide specialized care at the highest international quality levels for all residents of the country.
The centre includes 250 beds to provide a therapeutic environment for inpatients. The centre is located in Hamad Bin Khalifa Medical City in Doha and consists of four floors, in addition to the basement, and includes several single rooms and shared rooms for patients, medical isolation rooms, and a clinic for correcting sitting and movement positions. The centre is closely connected by an internal bridge to three specialized care hospitals: the Women’s Wellness and Research Center, the Ambulatory Care Center, and the Qatar Rehabilitation Institute, to facilitate access to specialized care, diagnostics, and laboratory services.
The centre also includes a group of high-quality clinical units, namely: the Clinical Trials Unit, which specializes in designing, conducting, and managing trials that work to explore the safety and effectiveness of a medical strategy, treatment, or use of medical devices with patients, and the Center for Clinical Precision Medicine and Genomics, which works to develop medical treatments. Especially tailored to the individual characteristics of patients, and in addition to conducting modern research and innovations, the centre is also dedicated to providing the highest levels of quality care for children by providing a pediatric intensive care unit, an intensive care unit, a children’s daycare unit and a children’s ward.
There is also a geriatric unit for acute cases, which supports the provision of care for the increasing acute cases of the elderly, in addition to a modern palliative care unit that provides a comfortable and welcoming environment for patients and their family members, and an outpatient department for prosthetics. The centre also includes a range of support services, including a pharmacy, an ambulance route to transport patients, a physical therapy gym for inpatients, waiting areas for men and women, and multi-purpose rooms.
