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Doha
Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has announced the launch of an 18-month renovation programme for Al Khor Hospital as part of efforts to expand its facilities to improve patient experience, reduce waiting time and hospital stay, and improve access to specialised medical services for residents of Al Khor.
Opened in 2005 as one of HMC’s community hospitals, the 115-bed Al Khor Hospital provides general medicine, surgical, emergency medicine, paediatrics and obstetric services to residents living in the northern part of the country.
Al Khor Hospital has seen increasing activities in recent years. In 2018 alone, the hospital provided care to more than 93,000 outpatients through appointments and more than 220,000 Emergency Department visits.
The expansion works, which commenced last month, will help the hospital meet the increased demand for services.
"The expansion work has now begun and is part of HMC’s overall expansion programme aimed at enhancing the experience of patients. These renovations will also allow us to provide faster access to high-quality specialist services at Al Khor Hospital,” said Mohammed al Jusaiman, deputy chief of HMC’s General Hospitals Group and chief executive officer of Al Khor Hospital.
Jusaiman said the construction works, which will continue until December 2020, involve significant enhancements to a number of key service areas, including the Intensive Care Unit and waiting area, the Emergency Department, and pharmacy, labour room, clinical imaging section, catering and reception area.
The works also include the establishment of a new National Diabetes Center and a Physiotherapy Center, and the expansion of the dentistry service.
Jusaiman said, "These expansion works are extensive and we are asking our patients, as well as members of the larger Al Khor community, to bear with us as we work to improve services. These construction works will include extending our Intensive Care Unit and enhancing areas within the Emergency Department.
"There are also plans to expand the Day Care Unit, Dialysis Unit and the Paediatric Emergency Center. This work is being done in accordance with international standards and will improve our ability to care for our patients. It will also help to reduce patient length of stay and to enhance our patients’ overall hospital experience.”
He noted that the planned National Diabetes Center will enable more patients to receive specialised diabetes care closer to their home and will also help reduce wait times. Similarly, the new Physiotherapy Center is expected to reduce wait times through the implementation of a new triage system and additional beds for assessment and treatment.
"The expansion programme will also include additions to our labour and delivery services and planned expansions to our dental clinics will complement the existing service. Overall, this expansion programme is about improving access to high-quality specialised care for the population living in and around Al Khor,” said Jusaiman.
Doha
Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has announced the launch of an 18-month renovation programme for Al Khor Hospital as part of efforts to expand its facilities to improve patient experience, reduce waiting time and hospital stay, and improve access to specialised medical services for residents of Al Khor.
Opened in 2005 as one of HMC’s community hospitals, the 115-bed Al Khor Hospital provides general medicine, surgical, emergency medicine, paediatrics and obstetric services to residents living in the northern part of the country.
Al Khor Hospital has seen increasing activities in recent years. In 2018 alone, the hospital provided care to more than 93,000 outpatients through appointments and more than 220,000 Emergency Department visits.
The expansion works, which commenced last month, will help the hospital meet the increased demand for services.
"The expansion work has now begun and is part of HMC’s overall expansion programme aimed at enhancing the experience of patients. These renovations will also allow us to provide faster access to high-quality specialist services at Al Khor Hospital,” said Mohammed al Jusaiman, deputy chief of HMC’s General Hospitals Group and chief executive officer of Al Khor Hospital.
Jusaiman said the construction works, which will continue until December 2020, involve significant enhancements to a number of key service areas, including the Intensive Care Unit and waiting area, the Emergency Department, and pharmacy, labour room, clinical imaging section, catering and reception area.
The works also include the establishment of a new National Diabetes Center and a Physiotherapy Center, and the expansion of the dentistry service.
Jusaiman said, "These expansion works are extensive and we are asking our patients, as well as members of the larger Al Khor community, to bear with us as we work to improve services. These construction works will include extending our Intensive Care Unit and enhancing areas within the Emergency Department.
"There are also plans to expand the Day Care Unit, Dialysis Unit and the Paediatric Emergency Center. This work is being done in accordance with international standards and will improve our ability to care for our patients. It will also help to reduce patient length of stay and to enhance our patients’ overall hospital experience.”
He noted that the planned National Diabetes Center will enable more patients to receive specialised diabetes care closer to their home and will also help reduce wait times. Similarly, the new Physiotherapy Center is expected to reduce wait times through the implementation of a new triage system and additional beds for assessment and treatment.
"The expansion programme will also include additions to our labour and delivery services and planned expansions to our dental clinics will complement the existing service. Overall, this expansion programme is about improving access to high-quality specialised care for the population living in and around Al Khor,” said Jusaiman.