Save ambulance service for medical emergencies, reminds HMC

Doha: With the winter period in Qatar approaching, which typically sees an increase in pressure on healthcare services with seasonal infections as wel...

Doha: With the winter period in Qatar approaching, which typically sees an increase in pressure on healthcare services with seasonal infections as well as cooler weather attracting more people outdoors, Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) would like to remind the public to save the Ambulance Service for medical emergencies. 

In 2023, the Ambulance Service received just over 295,000 emergency calls to 999 to request an ambulance. 

In 2024 so far, the life-saving service has exceeded this figure with 331,190 calls in only ten months, from January to October. 

Reducing the number of 999 calls for non-life-threatening conditions will allow HMC’s Ambulance Service to continue to respond quickly and effectively to the most critical cases.

Abdulaziz Alyafei, Assistant Executive Director of Emergency Healthcare Coordination for HMC Ambulance Service said “Our ambulance teams are ready to respond rapidly to any patient with a life-threatening condition, 24 hours a day. With the significantly increased demand for the Ambulance Service being witnessed this year, it is vitally important that the public are educated about the types of symptoms that require an ambulance.”