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Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) main Emergency Department at Hamad General Hospital (HGH) treated at least 539 cases during the second day of Eid Al Fitr due to several reasons including stomach ailments, respiratory problems, trauma and road accidents, yesterday.
T h e E m e r g e n c y Department at Al Wakra Hospital treated around 215 cases on the second day of Eid. The Ambulance Service at HMC has received a total of 815. Among them 52 calls were related to trauma and road accidents.
The life-flight has responded to one case in Mesaieed area but transported the patient by road. “All were mild and moderate cases. No critical cases reported,” Dr Galal Saleh Al Essai, Consultant, Emergency Medicine and vice-chairman of Corporate Affairs at HMC Emergency Department told The Peninsula.
The Emergency Department at HGH has seen 364 male patients, 175 females. Some 12 cases were admitted for further treatment. The Emergency Department at Al Wakra Hospital has treated 150 male patients, 65 females and 18 were admitted to the hospital.
Emergency Department at HGH and Al Wakra Hospital had treated 651 cases on the first day of Eid Al Fitr. HMC’s the Trauma and Emergency Center, emergency departments at HGH and Al Wakra, Ambulance Service continues to operate throughout the 24-hour Eid holiday period as normal.
But Nesma’ak Hamad Patient Contact Centre, HMC Urgent Consultation Centre (16000 hotline) has made some changes to its service time. The Nesma’ak call centre will be closed from May 24 to 26 in observance of Eid Al Fitr, and reopen at 7am, tomorrow, May 27.
The urgent consultation call centre of HMC reopened yesterday, May 25.
The timings until May 29 will be from 8am to 4pm. From May 30, the regular hours - from 7am to 10pm - will resume. As for the pharmacy services, the call center also reopened yesterday.
The timings until May 28 will be from 8am to 3pm.
