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Tribune News Network
Doha
Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) will open its medical clinic in the Sealine area on Thursday, October 22, at 3pm. The Sealine Medical Clinic has been operating for 11 years and the opening coincides with the start of the camping season 2020-2021.
The clinic will operate from 3pm on Thursdays until 5pm on Saturdays throughout the camping season and will remain open until the official end of the season. The opening of the clinic highlights HMC’s commitment to providing safe, compassionate and effective healthcare services to all patients in Qatar.
Ali Abdulla Al Khater, HMC’s chief communications officer and project manager of the Sealine Medical Clinic, said the camping season coincides this year with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, urging campers to adhere to COVID-19 preventive measures, including social distancing, wearing masks and regular handwashing.
Al Khater said the clinic plays an important role in serving the public in this major tourism and camping area, praising the long-standing cooperation between HMC and the Ministry of Municipality and Environment who facilitated providing an ideal location for the clinic.
“The clinic is located on a main road adjacent to the busy beach, resort, mosque, shopping area and other services and amenities in the area. This enables easy access to the clinic and has enabled the team to provide first aid services to the public in a fast and effective manner,” Al Khater said.
Al Khater also thanked members of the HMC Ambulance Service and other HMC teams who support the corporation’s efforts at Sealine.
Dr Hamid Ghareeb, medical supervisor at the Sealine Medical Clinic, said the facility has been equipped to handle injuries and administer first aid to campers and visitors.
“The clinic features all the medical equipment and medications needed to manage injuries, but cases of urgent or serious nature are usually transported to hospital by ambulance or the LifeFlight helicopter, depending on the severity of the injury or illness,” Dr Ghareeb said. “The clinic, which is staffed by a physician, nurse and medical supervisor, receives all types of medical emergencies and is served by a helipad for easy LifeFlight access.
“In line with the Ministry of Public Health’s measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, the clinic will take all necessary COVID-19 precautionary measures, such as physical distancing and the provision of personal protective equipment, including face masks and hand sanitisers to protect the health of the clinic visitors.”
Saleh M Al Marri, assistant executive director for Events and Emergency Preparedness at HMC’s Ambulance Service, said, “Ambulance Service in the Sealine area operates 24/7 with two standard response vehicles as well as two 4x4 vehicles which are deployed for transporting patients from the sand dune areas to either the clinic, a standard ambulance vehicle or to the helipad. Based on the request of the tourism authorities, HMC’s Ambulance Service will increase the number of ambulances to six, and five 4x4s during weekends and official holidays.”
Doha
Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) will open its medical clinic in the Sealine area on Thursday, October 22, at 3pm. The Sealine Medical Clinic has been operating for 11 years and the opening coincides with the start of the camping season 2020-2021.
The clinic will operate from 3pm on Thursdays until 5pm on Saturdays throughout the camping season and will remain open until the official end of the season. The opening of the clinic highlights HMC’s commitment to providing safe, compassionate and effective healthcare services to all patients in Qatar.
Ali Abdulla Al Khater, HMC’s chief communications officer and project manager of the Sealine Medical Clinic, said the camping season coincides this year with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, urging campers to adhere to COVID-19 preventive measures, including social distancing, wearing masks and regular handwashing.
Al Khater said the clinic plays an important role in serving the public in this major tourism and camping area, praising the long-standing cooperation between HMC and the Ministry of Municipality and Environment who facilitated providing an ideal location for the clinic.
“The clinic is located on a main road adjacent to the busy beach, resort, mosque, shopping area and other services and amenities in the area. This enables easy access to the clinic and has enabled the team to provide first aid services to the public in a fast and effective manner,” Al Khater said.
Al Khater also thanked members of the HMC Ambulance Service and other HMC teams who support the corporation’s efforts at Sealine.
Dr Hamid Ghareeb, medical supervisor at the Sealine Medical Clinic, said the facility has been equipped to handle injuries and administer first aid to campers and visitors.
“The clinic features all the medical equipment and medications needed to manage injuries, but cases of urgent or serious nature are usually transported to hospital by ambulance or the LifeFlight helicopter, depending on the severity of the injury or illness,” Dr Ghareeb said. “The clinic, which is staffed by a physician, nurse and medical supervisor, receives all types of medical emergencies and is served by a helipad for easy LifeFlight access.
“In line with the Ministry of Public Health’s measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, the clinic will take all necessary COVID-19 precautionary measures, such as physical distancing and the provision of personal protective equipment, including face masks and hand sanitisers to protect the health of the clinic visitors.”
Saleh M Al Marri, assistant executive director for Events and Emergency Preparedness at HMC’s Ambulance Service, said, “Ambulance Service in the Sealine area operates 24/7 with two standard response vehicles as well as two 4x4 vehicles which are deployed for transporting patients from the sand dune areas to either the clinic, a standard ambulance vehicle or to the helipad. Based on the request of the tourism authorities, HMC’s Ambulance Service will increase the number of ambulances to six, and five 4x4s during weekends and official holidays.”
