(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The Hamad General Hospital (HGH)'s Outpatient Department (OPD) clinics and pharmacy will remain closed throughout the Eid Al Fitr holidays. However, some clinics would function during the break and the OPD pharmacy will open on such occasions, according to Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC)'s operating hours for holidays announced yesterday.
Hamad General Hospital
HGH's Outpatient Department (OPD) clinics and pharmacy will be closed from July 16 to July 20. Throughout the holidays, patients booked for some clinics will be contacted individually to confirm their appointments and those clinics will operate from 7 am to 3 pm.
The OPD pharmacy will be open when any clinics are open. The laboratory, radiology, and other diagnostics services will have appropriate coverage daily. The HGH's Medical Records Department will continue to operate 24/7.
Al Wakra Hospital (AWH)
AWH's OPD clinics and pharmacy (including women's pharmacy) will be closed from July 16 to July 19. Some outpatient clinics (morning and evening) will resume from July 20 to July 23 between 7 am and 3 pm. Opening of clinics will be based on the total number of patients booked for each clinics. The hospital's main OPD pharmacy will be open from July 20 to July 23 between 7 am and 3 pm. Normal operation will resume on July 26.
AWH's Emergency Department including Adult See and Treat unit, Pediatric Emergency as well as emergency and inpatient pharmacies will remain open throughout the break. The labor room, neonatal intensive care unit and pediatric intensive care unit will continue to operate fully while the Pediatric OPD will open on July 20 to July 23 (date subject to change).
Obstetrics/Gynecology OPD will be open on 22 and 23 July while its emergency section will run as usual. Operating theaters will be available for emergency elective surgeries after the Eid holidays.
Women's Hospital
Women's Hospital's OPD clinics will operate from 9 am to 1 pm between July 19 and July 23. The hospital's pharmacy will operate as usual 24 hours throughout the holidays.
The Cuban Hospital's (TCH) OPD clinics and pharmacy will be closed from July 16 to July 19 and will 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 will provide only emergency dental work and temporary fillings. Operating theaters will be available for emergency cases.
Al Khor Hospital
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's (HH)
HH's OPD will be closed from July 17 to July 25. It will resume operations on July 26 including evening clinics starting from 3.30 pm to 7.30 pm. HH's OPD will operate limited number of clinics (two consultations and one warfarin clinic) on July 22 and July 23.
Rumailah Hospital- OPD
The Dermatology Clinic will open only on July 19 and July 20 from 9 am to 12 noon. The Communicable Diseases clinics will operate throughout the break every Sunday to Thursday from 7 am to 3 pm. The Dentistry Clinic will be open only on July 21, 22 and 23 from 8 am to 2 pm.
The Psychiatry Department's OPD clinics will be closed throughout the Eid break. The clinics will resume on 20 to 23 July from 7 am to 3 pm. The Community Mental Health Services adult outreach will operate as usual from 7 am to 3 pm and old age outreach services will function as usual.
Cancer Care and Research
All services in the NCCCR will run as usual during the Eid holidays with some exceptions. The Day Care Unit will be closed on July 18 and July 19 while OPD will be closed on July 19 and July 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 be covering most OPDs operational hours throughout the break. The contact centre will continue to make appointment reminder phone calls to patients and will also continue to send mobile text message reminders to patients.
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