Sealine Medical Clinic sees decrease in cases due to awareness measures

Awareness initiatives resulted in a significant decrease in the number of cases received by the Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) clinic at Sealine during the camping season from December 20 to May 20, local Arabic daily Arrayah reported.
Ali Abdulla al-Khater, chief communications officer at HMC and project manager for the Sealine Medical Clinic, told the daily that the initiatives helped raise awareness among campers about the need to follow safety guidelines. This, in turn, led to a drop in cases.
“The number of cases that the clinic received during its work period was around 1,000. The vast majority of these cases were minor illnesses such as high temperatures and ailments related to the digestive system, etc. There has been a noticeable decline in cases transported from the beach here,” he said.
Al-Khater pointed out that the role of the clinic is limited to providing urgent medical care for minor and moderate illnesses while working to stabilise critical cases. “Cases requiring further attention are transferred to the nearest HMC hospital to complete the necessary treatment,” he said, adding that the clinic made a great effort to serve visitors during the camping season by providing medical services for cases that required health and emergency care, according to the highest standards for the 13th year in a row.
He explained that operating the clinic in such a place and during the camping period every year is part of HMC's commitment to providing the best, safe, compassionate and effective healthcare for all residents in across the country, stressing the importance of the clinic's role in serving beach goers and campers in the Sealine area.
Saleh al-Maqarih al-Marri, assistant executive director of Ambulance Services for Events and Emergency Plans at HMC, noted that there is a clear decrease in the number of accidents and cases transferred from the beach during the winter camping season. He added that this is the result of increasing public awareness and the steps taken by the State in holding awareness programmes.
“Some 1,018 calls for ambulance services were received throughout the camping period. In some cases, the air ambulance was used,” he said. The cases included 514 cases pertaining to gastroenteritis and high temperature along with 504 other cases, including car accidents and minor and moderate injuries.