Doha: As of 6am on Friday, 11 May, Women’s Hospital will stop admitting patients experiencing obstetrical and gynecological emergencies and the service will be permanently transferred to the new Emergency Department at the Women’s Wellness and Research Center (WWRC) – one of Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) new Hamad Bin Khalifa Medical City hospitals.

Inpatient services, including labor and delivery, will also permanently relocate to the Women’s Wellness and Research Center as of 6am on Friday morning. This will be followed by the full relocation of the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) next week.

Ms. Shaikha Mahboub Al Dosari, Assistant Executive Director of Ambulatory Services at Women’s Wellness and Research Center has been caring for patients at HMC for 40 years. She said she is excited about the move and the enhanced ability the new location will provide to support women and their families. “Since 1988, the Women’s Hospital has been providing emergency services for hundreds of thousands of women in Qatar. I am excited about the transition of our Emergency Department on Friday morning. Our new department at WWRC will be double the size of the Women’s Hospital Emergency Department and will offer much more comfort and convenience for our patients.”

According to Ms. Al Dosari, the new facility will be equipped with a separate and spacious waiting area for both women and men and will house support services within the same area, including a counter where patients can register and pay for their treatment and dedicated services such as advanced clinical imaging, clinical diagnostics, and a 24-hour in-house pharmacy.

She added that the new Emergency Department at WWRC will also see the introduction of a new triage service that will allow staff to treat maternity patients more quickly.

Commenting on the enhanced services, Dr. Huda Abdulla Al Saleh, Executive Director of Quality and Safety and Head of the Emergency Department at Women’s Wellness and Research Center said. “As of Friday, 11 May, the Women’s Wellness and Research Center will be fully operational. The new Emergency Department will provide pregnant women experiencing signs of labor or an obstetric or gynecology medical emergency with immediate care and the new maternity triage system will allow us to have a dedicated team responsible for rapidly assessing each maternity patient and determining the level of care required.”

“The outcome will be a more rapid response to obstetric emergencies and will also help to reduce the volume of patients and waiting times by preventing unnecessary admissions for women who do not require immediate care,” Dr. Al Saleh continued.

When complete, the transfer of emergency care services, as well as inpatient services and the NICU, will mean that most services provided at Women’s Hospital will now be located at the Women’s Wellness and Research Center. Until otherwise announced, In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and Infertility services will remain in their current location at Women’s Hospital.

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About Hamad Medical Corporation

Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) is the main provider of secondary and tertiary healthcare in Qatar and one of the leading hospital providers in the Middle East.

For more than three decades, HMC has been dedicated to delivering the safest, most effective and compassionate care to all its patients.

HMC manages twelve hospitals – nine specialist hospitals and three community hospitals – as well as the National Ambulance Service and home and residential care services.

In January 2016, HMC achieved the significant distinction of becoming the first healthcare system across the globe to have all its hospitals accredited by Joint Commission International under the Academic Medical Center accreditation program. Additionally, the National Ambulance Service, Home Healthcare Service, Stroke Service and Palliative Care, have all received this prestigious accreditation since 2011.

To meet the needs of a rapidly growing population, HMC has announced ambitious plans to expand capacity across its network through to 2030.

HMC is leading the development of the region’s first academic health system – combining innovative research, top-class education and excellent clinical care – and is committed to building a legacy of healthcare expertise in Qatar. HMC collaborates with key partners who are experts in Qatar and beyond, including Weill Cornell Medical College-Qatar, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and Partners Healthcare, Boston.

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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