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Tribune News Network
Doha
IN observance of Eid Al Adha, Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has announced its operating hours during the holiday period.
All emergency services across HMC's network of hospitals will continue to operate as usual, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Most Outpatient Department (OPD) clinics will be closed from August 31 to September 4, 2017.
Specific services will operate as follows:
Hamad General Hospital
Walk-in OPD clinics will be open on August 30 for medical, surgical and paediatric services. All OPD clinics will be closed from August 31 to September 4, 2017, and will reopen on September 5. The main OPD pharmacy will be open from 7am to 12pm on September 5. The Cashier and Health Card Desk will also reopen at 7am on September 5.
Women's Hospital
High Risk, Feto-Maternal Unit and Newborn Screening Clinics scheduled for September 3 to 11 will operate as per usual timings. The OPD pharmacy will be open from 7am to 3pm on August 31 and from September 3 to 7.
Al Wakra Hospital
The OPD will be closed from August 31 to September 4. From September 5 to 7, the following clinics will operate as per their usual timings: General Medicine, General Surgery, Trauma and Fracture, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Physiotherapy and Urology. The OPD pharmacy will be open during these hours. There will be no evening clinics during the Eid Al Adha holidays.
Communicable Disease Center
All OPD clinics will be closed from August 31 to September 4 scheduled morning and evening clinics will operate from September 3 to 7 as per booked appointments.
Qatar Rehabilitation Institute
All OPD clinics will be closed from August 31 to September 4. Clinics will operate from September 5 to 7 as per scheduled appointments. The pharmacy will be open from 7am to 3pm on these days.
Ambulatory Care Center
All OPD clinics will be closed during the Eid Al Adha holidays and will reopen on September 10 (Sunday).
The Cuban Hospital
All OPD clinics will be closed from August 31 to September 4. From September 5 to 7, scheduled clinics will operate and patients will be notified regarding their appointments. Pharmacy services will be available from the Emergency Department.
Heart Hospital
All OPD clinics will be closed from August 31 to September 4. Morning clinics will be held from September 5 to 7. The OPD Pharmacy will be open from August 31 to September 9 for discharge prescriptions only.
Al Khor Hospital
All OPD clinics will be closed from August 31 to September 4. Gynaecology, dental and evening clinics will operate as scheduled from September 5 to 7. The PEC Pharmacy will be open from 7am to 11pm from September 5 to 7 and the main pharmacy will be open from 7am to 3pm. Patients requiring medication refills should visit the ED Pharmacy.
Rumailah Hospital
All OPD clinics will be closed from August 31 to September 4. The Child Development Centre and Maxillofacial service will be closed from August 31 to September 7.
The Plastic Surgery service will operate walk-in clinics from 8am to 1pm on August 31 and from September 3 to 5. The Dermatology Clinic will be open for walk-in patients from 8am to 1pm from September 5 to 7 while the Geriatric Clinic will be open between 8am and 1pm on these days. The pharmacy will be open during OPD clinic hours.
Hamad Dental Center
All OPD clinics will be closed from August 31 to September 4. Morning clinics will be open between 8am and 1pm from September 5 to 7.
National Center for Cancer Care and Research
Radiotherapy services will operate as normal. Hematology and Oncology Clinics will be open during the morning hours from September 3 to 7. The Day Care Unit will be closed on September 3. The pharmacy will be open from 7am to 3pm from September 3 to 7.
Mental Health Services
The Mental Health Service will be closed from August 31 to September 4. Patients who require urgent assistance should go directly to the Hamad General Hospital Emergency Department.
Adult Outreach and Older Adult Outreach will be closed on the first day of Eid only.
The Hamad Customer Service Center (Nesma'ak) will be closed from August 31 to September 2 and will reopen on September 3 from 8am to 4pm. Patients requiring information can call '16060'.
From September 10, Nesma'ak will resume regular hours from 7am to 10pm (Sunday to Thursday), 2pm to 10pm on Friday and 10am to 6pm on Saturday.
HMC has wished its patients, staff and the community a happy and safe Eid Al Adha.
