(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has announced the operating hours for its hospitals during the Eid al-Fitr holidays.
Hamad General Hospital (HGH)'s Outpatient Department (OPD) clinics and pharmacy will be closed from July 16 to 20 and reopen on July 21. Patients booked for some clinics will be contacted individually to confirm their appointments and those clinics will operate from 7am to 3pm.
The OPD pharmacy will be open when any clinic is open. The laboratory, radiology and other diagnostics services will have appropriate coverage daily. HGH's medical records department will continue to operate 24/7.
Al Wakra Hospital (AWH)'s OPD clinics and pharmacy (including women's pharmacy) will be closed from July 16 to 19. Some outpatient clinics (morning and evening) will resume from July 20 to 23, 7am to 3pm. Opening of clinics will be based on the total number of patients booked for each clinic. The hospital's main OPD pharmacy will be open from July 20 to 23, 7am to 3pm. Normal operation will resume on July 26.
AWH's emergency department, including the adult see and treat unit, paediatric emergency as well as emergency and inpatient pharmacies, will remain open throughout the break. The labour room, neonatal intensive care unit and paediatric intensive care unit will continue to operate fully while the paediatric OPD will open from July 20 to 23 (date subject to change).
The obstetrics/gynaecology OPD will be open on July 22 and 23 while its emergency section will run as usual. Operating theatres will be available for emergency elective surgeries after the Eid holidays.
Women's Hospital's OPD clinics will operate from 9am to 1pm from July 19 to 23. The hospital's pharmacy will operate as usual 24 hours throughout the holidays.
The Cuban Hospital (TCH)'s OPD clinics and pharmacy will be closed from July 16 to 19 and reopen on July 20. Some outpatient clinics will open with restricted working hours throughout the holidays; patients booked for those clinics will be contacted individually to confirm their appointments. The OPD pharmacy will be open when any clinics are open.
TCH's emergency department, including the pharmacy, will remain open 24/7, including dispensing of urgent prescription refills. After-hours emergency dental services will be available but provide only emergency dental work and temporary fillings. Operating theatres will be available for emergency cases over the holidays.
Al Khor Hospital's OPD clinics will be closed throughout the Eid break. The accident and emergency department pharmacy will be open 24 hours. All urgent cases, including medications refill, during this period should proceed directly to the emergency units.
Heart Hospital (HH)'s OPD will be closed from July 17 to 25 and resume operations on July 26, including evening clinics running from 3.30pm to 7.30pm. However, HH's OPD will operate a limited number of clinics (two consultations and one warfarin clinic) on July 22 and 23.
Rumailah Hospital (RH)'s OPD clinics will be open as follows: the dermatology clinic will open only on July 19 and 20, 9am to 12noon. The communicable diseases clinics will operate throughout the break, every Sunday to Thursday, from 7am to 3pm. The dentistry clinic will be open only on July 21, 22 and 23, 8am to 2pm.
The Psychiatry Department's OPD clinics will be closed throughout the Eid break. The clinics will resume from July 20 to 23, 7am to 3pm. The community mental health services adult outreach will operate as usual from 7am to 3pm and old-age outreach services will function as usual.
All services in the National Centre for Cancer Care and Research will run as usual during the Eid holidays with some exceptions. The day care unit will be closed on July 18 and 19 while the OPD will be closed on July 19 and 20. The urgent care unit will operate 24/7 and continue to provide assistance and assessment to any patients who visit during the holidays.
The Referral and Booking Management System and the Hamad Patient Contact Centre will cover most OPDs operational hours throughout the break. The contact centre will continue to remind patients of their appointment through phone calls and text message.
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