QNA
Doha
Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) said on Sunday it had received 6,873 patient visits during the Qatar National Day (QND) holiday.
A PHCC statement said the patients, both citizens and residents, had been served across 20 operational health centers on the occasion - 5,228 in family medicine clinics and 368 in dental clinics.
The QND is observed annually on December 18, and this year the Amiri Diwan announced December 18-19 an official holiday.
Urgent Care Units across 12 health centers served 696 patients.
The specialty clinics available on the QND holiday included ophthalmology, ENT, dermatology, premarital screening, pharmaceutical, radiology, and laboratory services.
A total of 256 virtual consultations were given to patients who accessed the PHCC’s Community Call Center. page 2