In another major boost to the healthcare sector in Qatar, Hamad General Hospital's (HGH) state-of-the-art Trauma and Emergency Center was officially inaugurated yesterday by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. 

One of the largest emergency facilities in the region, the new center represents a significant expansion of trauma and emergency services in the country.

In addition to the center, Hamad Medical Corporation's (HMC) new Hyperbaric Therapy Unit, the first of its kind in Qatar, was also officially opened yesterday.

His Excellency the Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, HE the Minister of Public Health Dr Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari, other dignitaries and some senior doctors and officials at HMC attended the inauguration. 

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HH the Amir toured the facilities and was briefed on the medical facilities linking the new building with the relevant departments at Hamad General Hospital (HGH).

HE the Minister of Public Health described the opening of the new center as an important milestone in emergency and trauma care services in Qatar.

"The inauguration of the new Trauma and Emergency Center underlines our ongoing commitment to expanding capacity and improving services. This commitment will ensure that the people of Qatar will continue to receive the best possible care delivered in leading-edge facilities, now and for many years to come," she said. 

HE Dr Al Kuwari highlighted that "the new Trauma and Emergency Center - at four times the size of the former Emergency Department - also offers a greatly improved patient experience" and "will serve as a beacon of excellence" in HMC's network of emergency services.

Chief of Healthcare Facilities, Hamad Al Khalifa highlighted HMC’s commitment to delivering high-quality trauma and emergency care in Qatar. He mentioned that the center will provide an enhanced patient environment. 

“Patients have an unparalleled level of comfort. They can recover in a state-of-the-art healing environment, improving their recovery journey and the healthcare experience for both themselves and their family," he said.

Acting chief medical officer at HMC, Dr Abdulla Al Ansari underlined the key role of clinical teams at the new Trauma and Emergency Center in meeting Qatar’s emergency and trauma care needs.

"Not only does the new center offer a spacious healing environment equipped with the latest technology, but it also benefits from the delivery of care by the very best doctors, nurses, and other clinical staff," he said.

The state-of-the-art Trauma and Emergency Center at Hamad General Hospital (HGH) was officially opened today along with Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) new Hyperbaric Therapy Unit, which houses a cutting-edge hyperbaric oxygen therapy chamber, the first of its kind in Qatar. pic.twitter.com/m7AXtADeP7

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"Those in need of urgent medical care can be received and treated through the Emergency Department on the ground floor and we also have trauma, urgent, and critical care facilities available across the remaining three floors, which house state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment, including an MRI, ultrasound, and three CT scanners. Our patients will also benefit from a threefold increase in X-ray capacity, compared to the former Emergency Department," Dr Al Ansari described. 

Dr Al Ansari said walk-in patients arriving at the new center’s Emergency Department will be triaged and after initial assessment and treatment will either be admitted to the hospital or discharged.

To further boost capacity, the See and Treat area of the former Emergency Department will also remain open.

The first floor of the new center will house the Hamad Trauma Center, Qatar’s major trauma facility, which receives around 2,000 cases each year.

The facility also benefits from five trauma and emergency rooms which are fully equipped to be converted into mini operating theatres in the event of a mass casualty incident or an accident requiring immediate surgical intervention.

While the ground floor of the new Trauma and Emergency Center is dedicated to walk-in emergencies and the first floor to critical and trauma care patients, the second floor is dedicated to urgent care patients, whilst the third floor has been designed to care for patients requiring isolation or monitoring before being discharged.

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