Al Wakra Hospital (AWH), a member of the Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), has launched a range of new services.
The new services, including a neurology clinic and a range of new evening clinics, are part of HMC’s “innovative model of care which brings more specialist services to community hospitals”, an official said.
AWH has also announced the opening of evening clinics for some of its clinical services like orthopaedics, respiratory/pulmonary, oral and maxillofacial, gastro-intestinal (GI), urology, nephrology, ear, nose and throat (ENT), dermatology and cardiology. The hospital is to start evening clinics for general surgery and physiotherapy.
The hours of operation for these clinics are from 3pm to 5pm from Sunday through Thursday.
The neurology clinic offers comprehensive consultation, evaluation, and treatment for problems that result from disorders in the nervous system, such as muscle weakness, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy and dizziness. The clinic, managed by Dr Abbas Elsiddig Khalid El Hadi, consultant neurologist, is open on Mondays and Tuesdays from 7:30am to 12pm.
The clinic is part of the Outpatient Department at AWH and can be accessed following referral from either a Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) physician or an HMC physician via an internal referral. In some cases referrals from physicians at private healthcare facilities may also be accepted. This new service covers emergency cases at AWH that need urgent neurological consultation and support.
“Since the opening of this clinic, we have already provided neurology consultation to more than 35 patients and we are receiving more patients each day. We receive all kinds of neurology cases; however, the most common are patients with stroke and epilepsy,” Dr ElSiddig said.
AWH now offers a valet parking service to patients, families and visitors. The service is available at the main entrance of the hospital, at the Outpatient Department A and at the Adult Emergency Unit.
Wilson Ross, AWH’s acting CEO, commented: “We are absolutely delighted to bring these patient-centred services to AWH and closer to the community we serve. Our top priority is to ensure that all patients who arrive at the hospital feel welcomed and well-taken care of - knowing that they have easy access to the best care possible.”
Dr Mahmoud Heidous, acting medical director AWH said: “This new endeavour supports our commitment to provide the safest, most effective and most compassionate care to each and every one of our patients. We are certain that the introduction of these services will result in improved clinical and operational efficiencies and will create a more positive experience for our patients.”
