Minister of Public Health H E Dr Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari visiting patients and staff at HMC’s Enaya Specialized Care Center.
DOHA: Minister of Public Health H E Dr Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari has said that plans for the expansion of community-based Care Facilities in the coming year, especially with the opening of the new Daam building, will enhance the capacity to continue providing quality medical care to more patients in the future.
The Minister visited patients and staff at Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) Enaya Specialized Care Center and inspected the construction site of the new Daam building.
Opened in early 2015, the Enaya Specialized Care Center provides an advanced care system for long-term patients with chronic illnesses and degenerative diseases that restrict their ability to care for themselves. The facility offers a healing environment with over 150 patient beds, state-of-the-art facilities, and round-the-clock monitoring and treatment from specialist nurses and doctors.
“The care that our teams at Enaya are providing is so important to patients and their families. Dedicated care teams provide specialised medical care while also working to enhance the ability of patients to function independently, to engage more with family and friends, and where possible, to bring a sense of normalcy into patients’ lives. Our plans to expand Qatar’s community-based care facilities in 2019 with the opening of the Daam Specialized Care Center will ensure we can continue to provide patient-centred medical care to even more people in the future,” said Dr Al Kuwari.
Late last year, Dr Al Kuwari and H E Sheikh Abdulla Bin Saoud Al Thani, Qatar Central Bank Governor and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Sports and Social Activities Support Fund (Daam), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish the Daam Specialized Care Center.
The donation from Daam covers one hundred percent of the costs to retrofit and commission the new facility, which has already commenced construction in Hamad Bin Khalifa Medical City.
The new facility, which will join HMC’s existing Enaya Specialized Care Centers, is expected to open in late 2019 and will have 67 beds.
This inpatient specialised care centre will provide an advanced care system for patients who are well enough to be discharged from hospital but still require specialised medical treatment that is often long term.
It will expand the capacity of the current Enaya facilities while also providing more privacy for patients who require long-term medical care outside of the hospital setting.
