Over 20 Students Attend Informative Event at the Centre to Catch a Behind-the-Scenes Glimpse at a Working Medical Clinic

Dubai, UAE 28 May 2006 - Welcare Ambulatory Care Center today welcomed 25 students from Dubai Modern High School to see first-hand the inner workings of a state-of-the-art health care facility with a tour of the clinic located in Dubai Knowledge Village. They were personally conducted on the tour by Dr.Lalit Uchil, Specialist Internal Medicine and Dr.Salman Hameed, Specialist Orthopedics (Pediatrics).

Dr. Uchil also gave the students a brief but informative lecture on the topic of Health and Diseases. The students were allowed to see all the different service locations and facilities within the clinic, including the Outpatient Clinics, Accident and Emergency, Operation Theatre, Intensive Care Center, Radiology and the Laboratory. They also were able to meet with various members of Welcare's staff who explained to them the intricacies of running a day care facility.

"We at Modern High always believe in providing our students with as much hands on experience as possible.The trip to the  Welcare Ambulatory care  Centre was an eye opener for our boys---who got first hand knowledge about all the latest developments  in the field of medicine. I am sure this visit has been an enriching experience, which no amount of reading on the subject, could possibly provide."," said Mr.Darryl Bloud  Principal of Dubai Modern High School.

Dr. Sumedha Sahni, Director of Quality Assurance and Head of Satellite Centers, Welcare World Health Systems, added, "We hope the students will see that not all hospital stays entail weeks or months of recovery after a procedure, but at places like the Ambulatory Care Center, a patient can receive the highest quality that can be provided in a few hours, even a sophisticated surgical procedure not requiring hospitalization , and be back on his or her feet within a few hours.  But even more importantly, this type of community outreach will give students the fundamental and practical knowledge to understand the healthcare services better and to be motivated into leading healthy and productive lives.

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About WelAmb:
The Welcare Ambulatory Care Center is a state-of-the-art, Day Care Center, open from 8am to 11pm, six days a week, has more than 36 internationally accredited doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, staffing more than two dozen outpatient and specialty clinics, an Urgent Care Center, an Intensive Care Unit, Ambulance and Surgical services, among many others. The Center is centrally located for easy access from Umm Suqeim, Dubai Marina, Emirates Hills, Jebel-Ali and the TECOM Free Zones, and is the only facility of its kind within a 15 km radius. Welcare is well qualified to provide such training in light of the fact that it is the largest private healthcare provider in the country, to provide total "healthcare" solutions.

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