Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) Acute Care Surgery section has set a specific protocol as response to COVID-19 outbreak and to ensure safety of patients and healthcare workers.
HMC has restructured the Acute Care Surgery section in many aspects to provide high quality care to all required patients during the COVID-19 outbreak, said Dr Ahmed Zarour, Head of Acute care Surgery at HMC in a video posted on social media accounts.
Hazm Mebaireek General Hospital (HMGH) has been dedicated for COVID-19 suspect and patients need to undergo Acute Care Surgery. And an operation theatre at Hamad General Hospital has been assigned for other patients require Acute Care Surgery.
“We aim to provide best available quality care for our patients. We have established a path way and protocol for all the patients who require emergency surgery. We have started a virtual clinic for continued consultation, also a communication network is formed among the staff and patients,” said Dr Zarour.
Also steps have been taken to ensure the safety of patients and healthcare workers.
“Hazm Mebaireek General Hospital has been dedicated to do acute care surgeries for those who suspected or tested positive for COVID-19. An on call surgeon will be called to asses as soon as patient is received at the hospital. We will assess the patient and provide suitable care,” said Dr Hijran Mahdi Senior Consultant at HMC.
“We have applied all measures to ensure the safety of our patients, surgeons and nurses and we provide optimum care for patients,” he added.
Acute care surgery is an evolving specialty that aims to ensure timely access to high-quality emergency surgical care and improve outcomes for patients with acute surgical conditions. HMC’s Acute Care Surgery section is responsible for all urgent and emergency general surgery cases. Around 4,000 urgent and emergency surgeries performed at HMC each year. Various conditions including acute appendicitis, gallstones, pancreatitis, intestinal obstructions, and diabetic foot infections are among the most common conditions that require urgent surgical intervention.
