Awareness about urgent health services increase among public

Doha, Qatar: Intensive efforts by the health authorities aimed at educating the community about emergency and urgent healthcare services have resulted...

Doha, Qatar: Intensive efforts by the health authorities aimed at educating the community about emergency and urgent healthcare services have resulted positively and a noticeable drop was seen in the number of people visiting the Emergency Department during the ongoing Eid Al Fitr holidays.

The main Emergency Department at the Hamad General Hospital received 520 cases on the first day of Eid and most of them were due to gastric ailments and abdominal pain. The majority of the cases were in mild to moderate condition and more than 100 cases were directed to Urgent Care centres for treatment.

“The number of patients has reduced compared to last Eid Al Fitr – which is promising,” said Dr. Aisha Al Sada, Emergency Resident at HGH, speaking to The Peninsula.

“This can be a result of the education given to the public to make the right choice for their medical needs. Now people are aware that they can go to Urgent Care centres operated by the Primary Health Care Corporation for non-emergency conditions,” she added.

According to Dr. Al Sada majority of cases seen at the Emergency Department were due to gastric ailments and others were complications due to high blood sugar, and road traffic accidents among others.