Al Khor Hospital last year cared for more than 350,000 patients across its emergency department, various outpatient departments, and day care, radiology and dialysis units, it was announced.
“With the diverse and growing community in the northern region of Qatar, Al Khor Hospital continues to provide high-quality healthcare services across its emergency department, intensive care unit and the paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, radiology, dermatology, psychiatry and surgery departments,” said Mohamed al-Jusaiman, chief executive
officer, Al Khor Hospital.
Al-Jusaiman, who is also deputy chief of HMC’s General Hospital Group, said Al Khor Hospital had launched a number of new services in recent years to meet the needs of the growing population. He said changes have also been made to revamp scheduling processes and improve methods of care delivery as part of a larger strategy to streamline existing services and reduce waiting times.
“Last year, we re-equipped our ENT Snoring and Swallowing Clinic to allow us to receive patients throughout the week, and introduced additional clinics. We also launched a new pre-operative clinic for our Medicine and Cardiology Departments to ensure continuity of care and help prevent delays in treating patients who are scheduled for surgical procedures. The pre-operative clinic has helped to reduce waiting times from five to eight weeks to one to three weeks,” said al-Jusaiman.
Other new clinics introduced at Al Khor Hospital last year include a Hematology Clinic, which is operated in collaboration with the National Center for Cancer Care and Research (NCCCR), a Headache Clinic, launched under the neurology service, a Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) clinic, a Post-Discharge Clinic for patients cared for by the Medicine and Urology Departments, and a General Surgery Clinic. There were also additional clinics added for a number of existing services, including obstetrics and gynaecology, dermatology, neurology, dental and orthopaedics.
“Last year, we introduced a number of new services, many of which complement our existing services, such as a new group antenatal class for expectant mothers which is supporting our existing Antenatal and Postnatal Exercise Center. We have also introduced bereavement counselling services to provide care and support following pregnancy loss,” added al-Jusaiman.
He noted that Al Khor Hospital’s Breastfeeding Resource Center is currently working towards recognition as a baby-friendly hospital from the World Health Organisation. He said in addition to introducing a number of new services, the hospital has added new equipment that is helping to ensure cutting-edge patient care.
Al-Jusaiman also said there are plans to introduce a number of new services this year, including the opening of an intravenous (IV) room as part of the pharmacy service, specialist labour and delivery clinics, and a pain management clinic.
Opened in 2005, Al Khor Hospital is a 115-bed general hospital. The community-based hospital currently has more than 180 doctors and 550 nurses and midwives who provide high-quality specialised care to the population living outside Doha.
Mohamed al-Jusaiman, CEO, Al Khor Hospital.
