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Temporary service changes at HMC amid increase in Covid-19 cases

Published: 07 Jan 2022 - 02:02 pm | Last Updated: 07 Jan 2022 - 02:17 pm
Peninsula

The Peninsula Online

Doha: Hamad Medical Corporation has announced temporary service changes to protect patients, visitors and staff amid increasing Covid-19 cases in Qatar. 

The changes are as follows:

  • From 9 January 2022, only new outpatient consultations will be seen by their physician face-to-face.

  • Patients with follow-up appointments will have their appointments conducted by telephone consultation with the physician.

  • Telephone consultations will be confirmed by SMS and the physician will telephone the patient on the day of the appointment to conduct the consultation.

  • if the physician decides the patient needs a follow-up in-person consultation, this will be arranged, and the patient will be informed by SMS