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Al Wakra Hospital (AWH) is adding new evening clinics for urology and ultrasound services. |
The new evening urology clinics will be open from 3pm to 7pm from Sunday through Wednesday, in addition to the day clinics which operate from 7am to 3pm on weekdays.
The clinics provide specialised medical assessment and management of all adult male urological problems and offer a number of therapeutic procedures. Around three clinics, staffed by a consultant and specialists in various fields of urology, will be running daily.
The Urology Outpatient Department was established in AWH in April 2012. Since its opening, a total of 11,259 patients have received medical assistance at the OPD clinics. From January to September this year, some 2,561 diagnostic and therapeutic procedures have been performed in the clinics.
The hospital’s ultrasound clinic for Obstetrics and Gynecology is now open every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 3pm to 7pm. A new MRI session will run every Wednesday from 3pm to 9pm, starting in December. This is in addition to the MRI sessions which currently run from Sunday to Tuesday from 3pm to 9pm.
Head of the Urology Department at AWH, Dr Ahmed Shamsodini stated: “In order to address the growing numbers of patients who are seeking our services, we are delighted to announce the extended hours of operation through the evening clinics. This is part of our endeavour to offer high-quality urological management to an even greater number of patients as many of them are unable to visit the morning and afternoon clinics due to work commitments.”
Dr Mahmoud al-Heidous, AWH assistant medical director, said: “We have introduced these new clinics and extended opening hours in response to patient demand. It is great news that our skilled team at Al Wakra Hospital will be able to help more people get the treatment they need, at a time convenient to them.”
Emergency services for urgent care are offered at anytime, including after clinic hours on weekends and holidays at the Emergency Department in the hospital.
Faced with the challenge of providing secondary and tertiary care to a rapidly-increasing population, HMC is delivering improvements across its network. Expanding existing services to allow more patients to access them, at more convenient times, is a key part of HMC’s strategic response to that challenge.
