Doha, 13 June, 2013: Two Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) building projects have been recognized for excellence in their design at prestigious regional awards ceremonies.

The Positron Emission Tomography (PET CT) Center at HMC's National Center for Cancer Care and Research was awarded "Best Designed Hospital Facility in the Middle East" at the Hospital Build and Infrastructure Middle East Exhibition and Congress in Dubai last week.

The award was accepted by Mr. Hamad Al Khalifa Group Chief of Facilities and Workforce Development who headed a delegation of four engineers from HMC's Healthcare Facilities Development Department, Health Facilities Development - Naeem Younis, Bernadette Farrell, Amro Metwalli, and Yahya Taher - at the event.

In a further recognition of Hamad's commitment to developing high quality facilities, HMC also won an award at the Cityscape Qatar 2013 Exhibition held in Doha in May.

The Community and Culture Project Award was given to HMC's Skilled Nursing Facility. This is the second year in a row HMC took home this award.

Mr. Al Khalifa said that HMC's Healthcare Facilities Development Department strives to maintain the highest international standards in the Corporation's facilities

"These two prestigious awards are recognition of our dedication to continually improving and developing our facilities," he said. "Beeing recognized by our peers in the construction and engineering industries is a great honor. Creating a caring and restorative environment enables us to provide the highest levels of safe, effective and compassionate care to our patients." 

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About HMC:
Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) is the principal public healthcare provider for the State of Qatar. The Corporation manages eight hospitals along with further specialist clinical, educational and research facilities, and is growing in capacity each year around the diverse needs of the evolving population. HMC's ambition is to become an academic health system; a world leading center of excellence in clinical care, medical education and research that transforms into significant clinical advancements. 

HMC believes in excellence in healthcare, education and research with each supporting the other to provide world-class quality patient care in a safe and healing environment.

As well as four general hospitals situated in the most densely populated areas of Qatar, HMC also manages four specialist hospitals, looking after patients with the most prevalent conditions, including cancer, heart conditions, rehabilitation, and a hospital providing specialist treatment for women. HMC also operates the national Ambulance Service and a home healthcare service.

The Corporation was the first public healthcare system outside the United States to achieve Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation for all hospitals simultaneously. JCI accreditation is based on quality and safety across all clinical and management functions.

HMC is also the first hospital system in the Middle East to achieve institutional accreditation from the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education - International (ACGME-I), which demonstrates excellence in the way medical graduates are trained through residency, internship and fellowship programs.
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