The Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has announced its operating hours during Eid al-Adha holidays.
All emergency services across HMC’s network of hospitals will continue to operate as usual, 24 hours a day. But most Outpatient Department (OPD) clinics will be closed from August 31 (Thursday) to September 4. 
At Hamad General Hospital, walk-in OPD clinics will be open tomorrow for medical, surgical, and paediatric services. All OPD clinics will be closed from Thursday to September 4 and re-open on September 5.The main OPD pharmacy will be open from 7am to 12pm on September 5. The cashier and Health Card Desk will also reopen at 7am on September 5.
At Women’s Hospital, High Risk, Foeto-Maternal Unit and Newborn Screening Clinics, scheduled for September 3 to 11 will operate as per usual timings. The OPD pharmacy will be open 7am to 3pm on Thursday and from September 3 to 7.             
Al Wakra Hospital OPD will be closed from Thursday to September 4. From September 5 to 7, the following clinics will operate as per their usual timings: General Medicine, General Surgery, Trauma and Fracture, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Physiotherapy and Urology. The OPD pharmacy will be open during these hours. There will be no evening clinics during the Eid al-Adha holidays.
At Communicable Disease Centre, all OPD clinics will be closed from Thursday to September 4; scheduled morning and evening clinics will operate from September 3 to 7 as per booked appointments.
Qatar Rehabilitation Institute OPD clinics will be closed from Thursday to September 4. Clinics will operate from September 5 to 7 as per scheduled appointments. The pharmacy will be open 7am to 3pm on these days.
All OPD clinics at Ambulatory Care Centre will be closed during the Eid al-Adha holidays and will reopen on September 10.
The Cuban Hospital OPD clinics will be closed from Thursday to September 4. From September 5 to 7, scheduled clinics will operate and patients will be notified regarding their appointment. Pharmacy services will be available from the Emergency Department. 
Heart Hospital OPD clinics will be closed from Thursday to September 4. Morning clinics will be held from September 5 to 7. The OPD pharmacy will be open from Thursday to September 9 for discharge of prescriptions only.
Al Khor Hospital OPD clinics will be closed from Thursday to September 4. Gynaecology, dental, and evening clinics will operate as scheduled from September 5 to 7. The PEC Pharmacy will be open from 7am to 11pm from September 5 to 7 and the main pharmacy will be open 7am to 3pm. Patients requiring medication refills should visit the ED Pharmacy.
Rumailah Hospital OPD clinics will be closed from Thursday to September 4. The Child Development Centre and Maxillofacial service will be closed from Thursday to September 7. The Plastic Surgery Service will operate walk-in clinics from 8am to 1pm on Thursday and from September 3 to 5. The Dermatology Clinic will be open for walk-in patients from 8am to 1pm on September 5 to 7 and the Geriatric Clinic will open between 8am to 1pm on these days. The pharmacy will be open during the OPD clinic hours.
At Hamad Dental Centre, the OPD clinics will be closed from Thursday to September 4. Morning clinics will be open between 8am and 1pm from September 5 to 7.
At National Centre for Cancer Care and Research, radiotherapy services will operate as normal. Haematology and Oncology Clinics will be open during the morning hours from September 3 to 7. The Day Care Unit will be closed on September 3. The pharmacy will be open 7am to 3pm from September 3 to 7.
The Mental Health Service will be closed from Thursday to September 4. Patients who require urgent assistance should go directly to the Hamad General Hospital Emergency Department.
Adult Outreach and Older Adult Outreach will be closed on the first day of Eid. 
The Hamad Customer Service Centre (Nesma’ak) will be closed from Thursday to September 2 and reopen on September 3 from 8am to 4pm. Patients requiring information can call 16060 during these times. 
From September 10 Nesma’ak will resume regular hours from 7am to 10pm Sunday to Thursday, 2pm to 10pm on Friday and 10am to 6pm on Saturday.

Birth certificates for newborns

The Ministry of Public Health announced that the dates of receiving applications for registration and issuance of birth certificates for newborns during Eid al-Adha holidays will be from 8am to noon at the birth registration office at the Women’s Hospital, except for the first day of Eid and on Fridays and Saturdays.