Primary Health Care Corporation’s Muaither health center now provides urgent care service round the clock.
The health center, one of 27 across the country and ten in the region, will provide care for patients 24/7, for non-threatening medical needs, such as minor burns, sprains, severe headache or earache, dehydration and dizziness.
The urgent care center will be led by a team of specialist doctors and nurses, including paediatricians, supported by pharmacy and x-ray services.
At present, the Muaither health center offers a range of services including family medicine services such as non-communicable disease, antenatal and postnatal care, well baby and periodic immunization, well women services and school health.
Urgent care is a comprehensive service, delivered by a team specialised, designed to meet the need of the community. The urgent care service will help connect more people in neighbouring areas to the health centre. The urgent care services will cater people in Al Rayyan, Abu Nakhla, Mesaimeer and Al Wajbah.
PHCC also provides 24-hour urgent care service at Rawdat Al Khail, Al Gharafa, Al Kaaban, Al Shahaniyah, Al Shamal Health Centers and Abu Baker Al Siddiq Health Center. Other urgent care health centers are expected to operate round the clock in the next 12 months.
